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Research Article

The Effects of Investment Treaties and Trade Agreements on FDI: The Case of Serbia

Han-Sol Leea Department of Marketing, Faculty of Economics, Peoples’ Friendship University of Russia named after Patrice Lumumba, Moscow, RussiaView further author information
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Nikolay Nenovskyb LEFMI, University of Picardie Jules Verne, Amiens, France;c The Governing Council of the Bulgarian Central Bank, Sofia, BulgariaView further author information
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Woosik Yud Department of Economics, KIMEP University, Almaty, KazakhstanCorrespondence[email protected]
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Published online: 02 May 2024

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