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Inhibition and stimulation of the proliferative activity of tumor cells with different degrees of malignancy in close contact with normal embryonal fibroblasts of Syrian hamster
Investigation of the system Ti (SO4)2-H2SO4-NaOH-H2O (20 and 25�) by methods of solubility and apparent volume of precipitate
The effects of transition and political instability on foreign direct investment inflows
This paper examines the effects of transition and of political instability on foreign direct investment (FDI) flows to the transition economies of Central Europe, the Baltics and the Balkans. We find that FDI flows to transition economies unaffected by conflict and political instability exceed those that would be expected for comparable West European countries. Success with stabilization and reform increased the volume of FDI inflows. In the case of Balkan counties, conflict and instability reduced FDI inflows below what one would expect for comparable West European countries, and reform and stabilization failures further reduced FDI to the region. Thus, we find that the economic costs of instability in the Balkans in terms of foregone FDI have been quite high. Copyright (c) 2006 The Authors Journal compilation (c) 2006 The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development..