Effect of foreign direct investment on population health in Africa: Is there any threshold role of governance?
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Population health; FDI; governance; Sub-Saharan Africa;All these keywords.
JEL classification:
- F2 - International Economics - - International Factor Movements and International Business
- I1 - Health, Education, and Welfare - - Health
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