This paper studies the proposition that capital inflows tend to take the form of FDI -i.e., the share of FDI in total … financial markets, the share of FDI in total flows is not an indication of good health. On the contrary, countries that are … FDI. Hence, interpreting the rising share of FDI as a sign of good health is unwarranted. This is even more so, given that …

It has been common to attribute financial crises to short-term capital inflows, while foreign direct investment (FDI … relevant at present because the flow of capital to Latin America is becoming increasingly dominated by FDI. This paper asks … their frequency, depth, or length. It explores the possible role of FDI as a benign form of external liability relative to …

This paper estimates the impact of the enforcement of core labor standards on FDI in the region and contains the … following: 1) Introduction; 2) Survey of the literature on the determinants of FDI: theoretical models, empirical estimation of … the determinants of FDI, and the few studies that have examined specifically the links between core labor standards and …

In recent years, the People's Republic of China (PRC) has emerged as the largest recipient of foreign direct investment … (FDI) in the world. Many analysts and government officials in the developing world have increasingly expressed concerns … that they are losing competitiveness to PRC. Is PRC diverting FDI from other developing countries? In this paper, the …

In this paper, the authors discuss in detail a number of channels through which RIA could affect the location of FDI … empirical exercises that follow. First, a brief stylized description of two different approaches to foreign investment that have … been preeminent in the literature: the horizontal and vertical models of FDI is presented. …