Human Capital and FDI Inflow: An Assessment of the African Case

World Development

Volumn 74, Issue , 2015, Pages 1-14

  Cleeve, Emmanuel A ^a   Debrah, Yaw ^b   Yiheyis, Zelealem ^c  

^a MANCHESTER METROPOLITAN UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b SWANSEA UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^c CLARK ATLANTA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Foreign direct investment; Human capital; Skill formation model; Sub Saharan Africa

Indexed keywords

CAPITAL FLOW; FOREIGN DIRECT INVESTMENT; HUMAN CAPITAL;

SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA;

EQUUS ASINUS;

EID: 84929224602     PISSN: 0305750X     EISSN: 18735991     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.worlddev.2015.04.003     Document Type: Article

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