Do bilateral investment treaties increase foreign direct investment to developing countries?
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- Neumayer, Eric & Spess, Laura, 2005. "Do bilateral investment treaties increase foreign direct investment to developing countries?," World Development, Elsevier, vol. 33(10), pages 1567-1585, October.
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Foreign direct investment; bilateral investment treaties; institutional quality; protection; risk;All these keywords.
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- F3 - International Economics - - International Finance
- F4 - International Economics - - Macroeconomic Aspects of International Trade and Finance
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This paper has been announced in the following NEP Reports:- NEP-IFN-2004-11-22 (International Finance)
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