The effect of corruption on FDI: A parametric and non-parametric analysis

European Journal of Political Economy

Volumn 28, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 302-312

  Barassi, Marco R ^a   Zhou, Ying ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^b ASTON UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Corruption; F23; FDI; MNEs' location choice; Non parametric; Parametric

Indexed keywords

EID: 84862813661     PISSN: 01762680     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejpoleco.2012.01.001     Document Type: Article

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