Formal institutions and foreign direct investment

Thunderbird International Business Review

Volumn 51, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 165-181

  Seyoum, Belay ^a  

^a NOVA SOUTHEASTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 69349095617     PISSN: 10964762     EISSN: 15206874     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/tie.20256     Document Type: Article

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