Trade, foreign direct investment, and growth: Evidence from transition economies

Comparative Economic Studies

Volumn 51, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 20-50

  Nath, Hiranya K ^a  

^a SAM HOUSTON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 60949105210     PISSN: 08887233     EISSN: 14783320     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1057/ces.2008.20     Document Type: Article

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