We estimate public investment gaps in a sample of developing countries using a public investment demand function. We … mortality and lower secondary school completion) to predict public investment needs in 2030 among IDB borrowing countries. Our … estimates suggest that in 2014 the total public investment gap of IDB borrowers was close to $170 billion (3.1 percent of the …

We use a yearly dataset of plant level investment in Colombian firms during the period 1997 to 2007, to assess the … statistically significant correlation between the boom observed in investment and the adoption of the tax policy. However the … conclude that the analyzed tax stimulus was ineffective to promote investment in Colombia …

This paper uses a yearly dataset of plant-level investment in Colombian firms during the period 1997 to 2007 to assess … significant correlation is found between the boom observed in investment and the adoption of the tax policy. However, the … tests. Overall, it is concluded that the tax stimulus analyzed was ineffective in promoting investment in Colombia. …

preferential access to available output, and extending control over the world's extractive industries. But Chinese investment need … countries in Latin America, Africa, and elsewhere that intend to use Chinese investment to develop their extractive sectors … difference; and third, that foreign investment is a catalyst for change …

investment from China to Latin America affect opinions on China within 18 Latin American countries over the 2002-2013 period. We … investment proxied by China's market penetration of developing countries outside Latin America. In contrast to the widespread …

Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) has surged in Latin America (LA) since the mid 1990s. European and North American FDI …

In this paper we investigate the impact of regional trade agreements (RTAs) and bilateral investment treaties (BITs) on … intra-regional foreign direct investment (FDI) across Latin American countries from 1995 to 2012. We use an augmented … debate on the effectiveness of BITs versus RTAs as an adequate mechanism to attract foreign investment …

rate, risk factors like return on investment or institutional factors like good governance are instrumental in attracting … implications. The host country governments may take measures like investment in education, infrastructure and improving governance …

Foreign direct investment (FDI) is often seen as a means to boost domestic investment and, hence, capital accumulation …. Yet, the empirical support for such a positive investment effect of FDI is inconclusive. A possible reason is that FDI is … often directed towards the financial sector, where capital investment tends to be low. In this paper, we first explore the …