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Should Governments Compete for Foreign Direct Investment?

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  • Barbara G. Katz & Joel Owen, 2003. "Should Governments Compete for Foreign Direct Investment?," Working Papers 03-07, New York University, Leonard N. Stern School of Business, Department of Economics.
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    • C72 - Mathematical and Quantitative Methods - - Game Theory and Bargaining Theory - - - Noncooperative Games
    • D82 - Microeconomics - - Information, Knowledge, and Uncertainty - - - Asymmetric and Private Information; Mechanism Design
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