Why Does Fdi Go Where it Goes? New Evidence From the Transition Economies
Why Does Fdi Go Where it Goes? New Evidence From the Transition Economies

Author: Nauro F. Campos

Publisher: International Monetary Fund

Published: 2003-11

Total Pages: 38

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This paper examines the importance of agglomeration economies and institutions vis-a-vis initial conditions and factor endowments in explaining the locational choice of foreign investors. Using a unique panel data set for 25 transition economies between 1990 and 1998, we find that the main determinants are institutions, agglomeration, and trade openness. We find important differences between the Eastern European and Baltic countries, on the one hand, and the CIS countries on the other: in the latter group, natural resources and infrastructure matter, while agglomeration matters only for the former group.

Why Does Fdi Go Where it Goes? New Evidence From the Transition Economies
Why Does Fdi Go Where it Goes? New Evidence From the Transition Economies

Author: Nauro F. Campos

Publisher: International Monetary Fund

Published: 2003-11-01

Total Pages: 33

ISBN-13: 1451875460

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This paper examines the importance of agglomeration economies and institutions vis-a-vis initial conditions and factor endowments in explaining the locational choice of foreign investors. Using a unique panel data set for 25 transition economies between 1990 and 1998, we find that the main determinants are institutions, agglomeration, and trade openness. We find important differences between the Eastern European and Baltic countries, on the one hand, and the CIS countries on the other: in the latter group, natural resources and infrastructure matter, while agglomeration matters only for the former group.

What Is Real and What Is Not in the Global FDI Network?
What Is Real and What Is Not in the Global FDI Network?

Author: Jannick Damgaard

Publisher: International Monetary Fund

Published: 2019-12-11

Total Pages: 54

ISBN-13: 1513521527

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Macro statistics on foreign direct investment (FDI) are blurred by offshore centers with enormous inward and outward investment positions. This paper uses several new data sources, both macro and micro, to estimate the global FDI network while disentangling real investment and phantom investment and allocating real investment to ultimate investor economies. We find that phantom investment into corporate shells with no substance and no real links to the local economy may account for almost 40 percent of global FDI. Ignoring phantom investment and allocating real investment to ultimate investors increases the explanatory power of standard gravity variables by around 25 percent.

Foreign Direct Investment in Latin America and the Caribbean 2010
Foreign Direct Investment in Latin America and the Caribbean 2010

Author: United Nations

Publisher: UN

Published: 2012

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9789211217599

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In 2010, the Latin American and Caribbean region showed great resilience to the international financial crisis and became the world region with the fastest-growing flows of both inward and outward foreign direct investment (FDI). The upswing in FDI in the region has occurred in a context in which developing countries in general have taken on a greater share in both inward and outward FDI flows. This briefing paper is divided into five sections. The first offers a regional overview of FDI in 2010. The second examines FDI trends in Central America, Panama and the Dominican Republic. The third describes the presence China is beginning to build up as an investor in the region. Lastly, the fourth and fifth sections analyze the main foreign investments and business strategies in the telecommunications and software sectors, respectively.

Palgrave Dictionary of Emerging Markets and Transition Economics
Palgrave Dictionary of Emerging Markets and Transition Economics

Author: Jens Hölscher

Publisher: Springer

Published: 2015-10-21

Total Pages: 692

ISBN-13: 1137371382

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The period of transition from socialism to capitalism in parts of Europe and Asia over the past 25 years has attracted considerable interest in academia and beyond. From the Editors of Palgrave's iconic series 'Studies in Economic Transition' comes the Palgrave Dictionary of Emerging Markets and Transition Economics. This dictionary addresses the needs of students, lecturers and the interested general public to quickly find definitions and explanations of topics, institutions, personalities and processes in this historical phase of changing societies, which as such is not concluded. Today newly emerging market economies try to learn from the experiences of transition economies. Those who love The New Palgrave Dictionary of Economics will enjoy the format of this Dictionary, which uses an encyclopaedia-based approach, where articles not only define the terms but provide an overview of the evolution of the term or theory and also touch on the current debates.

Foreign Direct Investment in South Asia
Foreign Direct Investment in South Asia

Author: Pravakar Sahoo

Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media

Published: 2013-10-01

Total Pages: 378

ISBN-13: 8132215362

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During the 1990s, the governments of South Asian countries acted as ‘facilitators’ to attract FDI. As a result, the inflow of FDI increased. However, to become an attractive FDI destination as China, Singapore, or Brazil, South Asia has to improve the local conditions of doing business. This book, based on research that blends theory, empirical evidence, and policy, asks and attempts to answer a few core questions relevant to FDI policy in South Asian countries: Which major reforms have succeeded? What are the factors that influence FDI inflows? What has been the impact of FDI on macroeconomic performance? Which policy priorities/reforms needed to boost FDI are pending? These questions and answers should interest policy makers, academics, and all those interested in FDI in the South Asian region and in India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka and Pakistan.

Where FDI Goes in Decentralized Authoritarian Countries
Where FDI Goes in Decentralized Authoritarian Countries

Author: Kelan Lu

Publisher: University of Michigan Press

Published: 2023-05-02

Total Pages: 216

ISBN-13: 0472075926

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Explores the conditional effect of fiscal decentralization on FDI inflows at county level in China and explores whether FDI sourced from adversarial states is more dependent upon local government fiscal autonomy than those sourced from the non-adversarial states

Foreign Direct Investment Statistics How Countries Measure FDI
Foreign Direct Investment Statistics How Countries Measure FDI

Author: OECD

Publisher: OECD Publishing

Published: 2004-01-27

Total Pages: 169

ISBN-13: 1589062205

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Foreign Direct Investment Statistics: How Countries Measure FDI shows progress in recent years in moving toward compilation in accordance with international standards that have been established by the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and the ...

The Balkans: Foreign Direct Investment and EU Accession
The Balkans: Foreign Direct Investment and EU Accession

Author: Aristidis Bitzenis

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2016-03-23

Total Pages: 449

ISBN-13: 1317040651

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The fall of communism and subsequent developments have put a renewed spotlight on the potential of the Balkan economies. Bulgaria, Albania, Serbia & Montenegro, Romania and the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia are countries which have attracted low levels of investment and poor political leadership in most of the countries has delayed much needed reforms. However, there are now signs of improvement and this timely book fills a significant gap in the available literature. Demonstrating that these countries must engage as fully as possible with the world economy via EU accession, this book explores the implications of the specific characteristics of these countries which have made the transition process more difficult. This exciting new volume is valuable reading for students, academics and business professionals interested in international development in the Balkans.