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Linking KfW-financed aid projects and FDI: global evidence at the sub-national Level

Sector (OECD DAC Codes)
Unallocated / Unspecified
Involved Organisations
KfW Development Bank
University of Göttingen
Country
Funding
Other
Region
Global Project
No
Year (Time of endline survey or planned endline survey)
2026
Evaluation Method
Fixed effects

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