Do Bilateral Investment Treaties Attract Foreign Direct Investment? Only a Bit ... and They Could Bite
Touted as an important commitment device that attracts foreign investors, the number of bilateral investment treaties (BITs) ratified by developing countries has grown dramatically. The author tests empirically whether BITs have actually had an imp...
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| Format: | Policy Research Working Paper |
| Language: | English en_US |
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World Bank, Washington, DC
2014
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| Online Access: | http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2003/08/2507711/bilateral-investment-treaties-attract-foreign-direct-investment-only-bit-bite http://hdl.handle.net/10986/18118 |