Racing to the bottom for FDI? The changing role of labor costs and infrastructure
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Capital Flows; Developing Countries; Foreign Direct Investment; Infrastructure;All these keywords.
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- F21 - International Economics - - International Factor Movements and International Business - - - International Investment; Long-Term Capital Movements
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