How important is employment protection legislation for Foreign Direct Investment flows in Central and Eastern European countries?1
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عنوان ژورنال: Economics of Transition
سال: 2009
ISSN: 0967-0750,1468-0351
DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-0351.2009.00353.x