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Foreign Direct Investment and Democracy: A Robust Fixed Effects Approach to a Complex Relationship

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  • Rodolphe Desbordes
  • Vincenzo Verardi

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  • Rodolphe Desbordes & Vincenzo Verardi, 2017. "Foreign Direct Investment and Democracy: A Robust Fixed Effects Approach to a Complex Relationship," Pacific Economic Review, Wiley Blackwell, vol. 22(1), pages 43-82, February.
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