Infrastructure Quality and FDI Inflows : Evidence from the Arrival of High-Speed Internet in Africa
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Energy Policies & Economics; Telecommunications Infrastructure; Financial Sector Policy; International Trade and Trade Rules; Investment and Investment Climate;All these keywords.
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This paper has been announced in the following NEP Reports:- NEP-FDG-2022-11-07 (Financial Development and Growth)
- NEP-ICT-2022-11-07 (Information and Communication Technologies)
- NEP-INT-2022-11-07 (International Trade)
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