Taxes, institutions and foreign diversification opportunities

Journal of Public Economics

Volumn 93, Issue 5-6, 2009, Pages 703-714

  Desai, Mihir A ^a   Dharmapala, Dhammika ^b  

^a HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT   (United States)

Author keywords

Foreign direct investment; Foreign portfolio investment; Investor protections; Taxes

Indexed keywords

EID: 67349212912     PISSN: 00472727     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpubeco.2009.02.011     Document Type: Article

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