Failure to Deliver: The Investment Effects of US Preferential Economic Agreements

World Economy

Volumn 35, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 757-783

  Peinhardt, Clint ^a   Allee, Todd ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT DALLAS   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CAPITAL FLOW; FOREIGN DIRECT INVESTMENT; INTERNATIONAL AGREEMENT; TRADE AGREEMENT;

UNITED STATES;

EID: 84861233987     PISSN: 03785920     EISSN: 14679701     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-9701.2012.01440.x     Document Type: Article

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