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Information Technology and Bilateral FDI: Theory and Evidence

Jeon, Bang Nam; Tang, Linghui - In: Journal of Economic Integration 20 (2005), pp. 613-630

). First, we provide a theoretical foundation for a gravity-type FDI model, which shows that physical distance and … FDI data for a total of 47 OECD and non- OECD countries from 1980 to 1997 and find that distance is negatively related to … prominent in the 1990s than in the 1980s. Moreover, IT plays a more effective role by reducing communication cost when distance …

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How Different are FDI and FPI Flows?: Distance and Capital Market Integration

Hattari, Rabin; S. Rajan, Ramkishen - In: Journal of Economic Integration 26 (2011), pp. 499-525

etc) appear to positively impact bilateral flows in most cases, distance -- broadly proxying some sort of transactions and … / or information frictions -- stands out as consistently hindering all types of capital flows. But does greater distance … distance change the composition of capital flows? This is the specific question that this paper focuses on, differentiating …

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Asia-Pacific Stock Returns around the Lehman Shock and Beyond: time-varying conditional correlations

Nagayasu, Jun - In: Journal of Economic Integration 28 (2013), pp. 412-440

higher in advanced countries, are negatively correlated with the distance between markets, and increase at times of active …

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Economic Distance, Cultural Distance, and Openness in International Trade : Empirical Puzzles

Boisso, Dale; Ferrantino, Michael - In: Journal of Economic Integration 12 (1997), pp. 456-484

explaining the long-run strong performancee of global exports; (2)The deterrent effect of economic and cultural distance on …

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How Can South Asia and Sub-Saharan Africa Gain From the Next WTO Round?

Anderson, Kym; Yao, Shunli - In: Journal of Economic Integration 18 (2003), pp. 466-481

If South Asia and Sub-Saharan Africa are to become constructively engaged in the next attempt by World Trade Organization (WTO) members to liberalize trade multilaterally, they need to be convinced that there will be sufficient gains from trade reform to warrant the inevitable costs of...

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Foreign Direct Investment in a Small Open Economy and Global Trade Liberalization in Agriculture: A Note

Chaudhuri, Sarbajit - In: Journal of Economic Integration 18 (2003), pp. 563-572

In a production structure reasonable for a developing economy this note shows that there may arise a conflict between the worldwide liberalized trade policies in agriculture, which raise the price of the economy’s primary exportable commodity, and the inflow of foreign capital into the...

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The ‘New Regionalism’: Integration as a Commitment Device for Developing Countries

Waldkirch, Andreas - In: Journal of Economic Integration 21 (2006), pp. 397-425

Increasingly, developing countries embrace foreign direct investment (FDI) and simultaneously pursue economic integration with developed countries. Foreign investment is subject to sovereign risk and free trade agreements may serve as a commitment mechanism in order to achieve higher sustainable...

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Developing Countries and the WTO Doha Round: Market Access, Rules and Differential Treatment

Hoekman, Bernard - In: Journal of Economic Integration 19 (2004), pp. 205-229

This paper discusses the challenges confronting developing countries seeking to use WTO negotiations to promote their economic growth and performance. Progress will require that major stakeholders within countries perceive the overall package to be beneficial. A number of possible focal points...

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Assessing the Case for Extending WTO Disciplines on Investment-Related Policies

Hoekman, Bernard; Saggi, Kamal - In: Journal of Economic Integration 15 (2000), pp. 629-653

In this paper we evaluate the potential benefits of international disciplines on policies towards foreign direct investment, paying particular attention to developing countries. We conclude that, at present, the case for initiating negotiations on investment policies is weak. Negotiations that...

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Aid and Foreign Direct Investment in Vietnam

Wang, Chengang; Balasubramanyam, V.N. - In: Journal of Economic Integration 26 (2011), pp. 721-739

This short paper explores the complementarity between foreign aid and foreign direct investment (FDI). Recent studies on aid concluded that aid should come to an end or be reduced with a radical modification of the terms and conditions and FDI and trade should replace aid as the engine of...

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