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A BIT Far? : Geography, International Economic Agreements, and Foreign Direct Investment - Evidence from Emerging Markets

Gomez Mera, Laura; Varela, Gonzalo - 2017

How do international economic agreements influence the investment patterns of firms from emerging economies? This paper studies the ways in which bilateral investment treaties and preferential trade agreements interact with geographic and cultural distance to influence firms' investment...

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Do Bilateral Investment Treaties Attract Foreign Direct Investment? Only a Bit ... and They Could Bite

Hallward-Driemeier, Mary - 2003

Touted as an important commitment device that attracts foreign investors, the number of bilateral investment treaties (BITs) ratified by developing countries has grown dramatically. The author tests empirically whether BITs have actually had an important role in increasing the foreign direct...

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Institutional Arrangements for the Promotion of Regional Integration of Electricity Markets : International Experience

Oseni, Musiliu O.; Pollitt, Michael G. - 2014

This paper focuses on the institutional arrangements needed for facilitating regional electricity cooperation. The paper begins by discussing the theory of international trade cooperation in electricity, with a view to discussing what preconditions might be important in facilitating wide area...

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Climate Change, Conflict, and Cooperation : Global Analysis of the Resilience of International River Treaties to Increased Water Variability

Blankespoor, Brian; De Stefano, Lucia; Dinar, Shlomi; … - 2014

Although water variability has already been observed across river basins, climate change is predicted to increase variability. Such environmental changes may aggravate political tensions, especially in regions that are not equipped with an appropriate institutional apparatus. Increased...

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Converting and Transferring Currency : Benchmarking Foreign Exchange Restrictions to Foreign Direct Investment Across Economies

Anderson, John - 2013

The ease of converting and transferring currency is a crucial consideration for firms investing in a foreign economy. The Converting and Transferring Currency data and indicators measure foreign exchange restrictions most relevant for foreign direct investment across economies to identify common...

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What to Do When Foreign Direct Investment Is Not Direct or Foreign : FDI Round Tripping

Aykut, Dilek; Kosmidou, Gina; Sanghi, Apurva - 2017

As globalization has intensified, multinational enterprises' investments have become a sophisticated set of financial transactions that are difficult to monitor and classify by the home and host countries. In some cases, what is classified as foreign direct investment is rather "indirect foreign...

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Arbitrating and Mediating Disputes : Benchmarking Arbitration and Mediation Regimes for Commercial Disputes Related to Foreign Direct Investment

Pouget, Sophie - 2014

investment inflows and inflows per capita, the Doing Business 2013 Enforcing Contracts data, the World Bank Group's Governance … Indicators, the World Economic Forum's Global Competitiveness Indicators, and the Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency …'s World Investment and Political Risk data. The paper concludes by identifying several opportunities for improvement, such as …

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Deep Trade Agreements and Vertical FDI : The Devil Is in the Details

Osnago, Alberto; Rocha, Nadia; Ruta, Michele - 2015

Recent data show that the institutional content of preferential trade agreements has evolved over time. Although pre-1990s preferential trade agreements mostly focused on tariff liberalization, recent agreements increasingly contain deep provisions in diverse areas, such as intellectual property...

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The Impact of Investment Policy in a Changing Global Economy : A Review of the Literature

Echandi, Roberto; Krajcovicova, Jana; Qiang, Christine … - 2015

Evidence shows that foreign direct investment can provide many benefits to host countries, including productivity improvements, better jobs, and knowledge transfer. Further, it can serve as a vehicle for transformation of domestic production and better integration with global value chains....

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Foreign Direct Investment, Regulations, and Growth

Busse, Matthias; Groizard, Jos?? Luis - 2012

This paper explores the linkage between income growth rates and foreign direct investment (FDI) inflows. So far the evidence is rather mixed, as no robust relationship between FDI and income growth has been established. The authors argue that countries need a sound business environment in the...

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