This book focuses in detail on the analysis of foreign direct investment flows to Latin America and the Caribbean from …

The downturn in fixed investment among advanced economies from the onset of the global crisis was unusually severe …, widespread and long-lasting relative to comparable episodes in the past. As a result, investment gaps are large in many countries … points of GDP or more in several countries. A significant proportion of this investment shortfall is attributable to soft …

This paper investigates the role played by deregulation on firms’ investment decisions in infrastructure sectors. The … entry, public ownership, vertical unbundling and the existence of an independent regulator with firm level investment … behaviour. We find that the impact of regulation on investment is both sector and firm specific. A reduction in the degree of …

Low investment rates are limiting Brazil’s future potential growth rate. This paper analyses a number of potential … reasons for these low investment rates and discusses policy options to achieve faster capital accumulation. A shortage of … domestic saving appears to be a major constraint to higher investment rates in Brazil. Due to high levels of current …

index is not designed as an investment tool for private sector financiers (as the data and indicators are largely …