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GENERAL & APPLIED ECONOMICS

The impacts of corruption and environmental degradation on foreign direct investment: new evidence from the ASEAN+3 countries

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Article: 2124734 | Received 27 Nov 2021, Accepted 12 Sep 2022, Published online: 03 Oct 2022

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