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Host Country Reforms and FDI Inflows: How Much Difference do they Make?

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  • Gastanaga, Victor M.
  • Nugent, Jeffrey B.
  • Pashamova, Bistra

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  • Gastanaga, Victor M. & Nugent, Jeffrey B. & Pashamova, Bistra, 1998. "Host Country Reforms and FDI Inflows: How Much Difference do they Make?," World Development, Elsevier, vol. 26(7), pages 1299-1314, July.
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