Corruption and cross-border investment in emerging markets: Firm-level evidence

Journal of International Money and Finance

Volumn 28, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 605-624

  Javorcik, Beata S ^a   Wei, Shang Jin ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^b Och Spine at New York Presbyterian Hospitals   (United States)

Author keywords

Corruption; Developing countries; Foreign direct investment; Joint ventures; Multinational firms

Indexed keywords

EID: 64549087568     PISSN: 02615606     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jimonfin.2009.01.003     Document Type: Article

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