Does FDI accelerate economic growth? the OECD experience based on panel data estimates for the period 1980-2004

Global Economy Journal

Volumn 9, Issue 4, 2010, Pages

  Ghosh, Madanmohan ^a   Wang, Weimin ^b  

^a Department of Finance Canada ^*  (Canada)

^b Human Resources and Skills Development Canada   (Canada)

Author keywords

Cross country panel time series; Economic growth; FDI; OECD

Indexed keywords

EID: 77249152679     PISSN: 15245861     EISSN: 15245861     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2202/1524-5861.1496     Document Type: Review

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