The economic opportunity cost for countries located in crisis zones: Evidence from the Middle East
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Keywords
Opportunity cost; GDP; FDI; Middle East; Regional instability;All these keywords.
JEL classification:
- F3 - International Economics - - International Finance
- F4 - International Economics - - Macroeconomic Aspects of International Trade and Finance
- E2 - Macroeconomics and Monetary Economics - - Consumption, Saving, Production, Employment, and Investment
- E6 - Macroeconomics and Monetary Economics - - Macroeconomic Policy, Macroeconomic Aspects of Public Finance, and General Outlook
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