Are the FDI policies of the Central European countries efficient?

Post-Communist Economies

Volumn 20, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 303-316

  Rugraff, Eric ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE STRASBOURG   (France)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

COMPETITIVENESS; ECONOMIC INTEGRATION; FINANCIAL POLICY; FOREIGN DIRECT INVESTMENT; INDUSTRIAL STRUCTURE; INTERNATIONAL TRADE; MODELING; SPILLOVER EFFECT;

CENTRAL EUROPE; CZECH REPUBLIC; EURASIA; EUROPE; HUNGARY; POLAND; SLOVAKIA;

EID: 51249087675     PISSN: 14631377     EISSN: 14653958     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/14631370802281415     Document Type: Article

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