Can the Neoclassical Model Explain the Distribution of Foreign Direct Investment Across Developing Countries? /

Since the beginning of the 1990s, foreign direct investment (FDI) in developing countries has increased dramatically. The distribution of FDI flows across these countries, however, is highly uneven; only a small number attract comparatively large amounts of foreign capital. This paper investigates w...

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Autor Principal: Zebregs, Harm
Formato: Revista
Idioma:English
Publicado: Washington, D.C. : International Monetary Fund, 1998.
Series:IMF Working Papers; Working Paper ; No. 1998/139
Acceso en liña:Full text available on IMF
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