Russia's inward and outward foreign direct investment: Insights into the economy

Eurasian Geography and Economics

Volumn 51, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 632-652

  Hanson, Philip ^a  

^a Royal Institute for International Affairs   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

capital flight; inward foreign direct investment; outward foreign direct investment; Russia; tax havens

Indexed keywords

CAPITAL FLOW; CENTRAL BANK; COMPARATIVE STUDY; ECONOMIC GROWTH; FOREIGN DIRECT INVESTMENT; FOREIGN POLICY; REGIONAL ECONOMY; TAX SYSTEM;

RUSSIAN FEDERATION;

EID: 78149389883     PISSN: 15387216     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2747/1539-7216.51.5.632     Document Type: Article

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