Asiedu, Elizabeth; Jin, Yi; Nandwa, Boaz - In: Journal of International Economics 78 (2009) 2, pp. 268-275
We construct a model of FDI, risk and aid, where a country loses access to FDI and aid if the country expropriates FDI. We show that: (i) the threat of expropriation leads to under-investment; (ii) the optimal level of FDI decreases as the risk of expropriation rises; and (iii) aid mitigates the...