Asymmetric effects of corruption on FDI: Evidence from Swedish multinational firms

Review of Economics and Statistics

Volumn 90, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 627-642

  Hakkala, Katariina Nilsson ^b   Norbäck, Pehr Johan ^b   Svaleryd, Helena ^a  

^a Valtion taloudellinen tutkimuskeskus Finland   (Finland)

^b RESEARCH INSTITUTE OF INDUSTRIAL ECONOMICS IFN   (Sweden)

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EID: 55549103356     PISSN: 00346535     EISSN: 15309142     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1162/rest.90.4.627     Document Type: Article

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