An analysis of the relationship between foreign direct investment and economic growth

Applied Economics

Volumn 41, Issue 13, 2009, Pages 1621-1641

  Batten, Jonathan A ^a   Vo, Xuan Vinh ^b  

^a MACQUARIE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

CRITICAL ANALYSIS; ECONOMIC CONDITIONS; ECONOMIC GROWTH; FOREIGN DIRECT INVESTMENT; INTERNATIONAL TRADE; MARKET DEVELOPMENT;

EID: 67650730053     PISSN: 00036846     EISSN: 14664283     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00036840701493758     Document Type: Article

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