This paper explores the relationships between natural resources, foreign direct investment (FDI) and the quality of … institutions because of the potential for firms to secure monopoly rents. Further, we find that the effects of FDI inflows on …

The integration of emerging markets into the global economy is heavily promoted by foreign direct investment (FDI …) inflows. Within the factors driving the location of FDI, regional trade agreements (RTAs) become increasingly relevant for … emerging markets. We explore the impact of South-South trade agreements on FDI by dynamic panel models. The MENA countries are …

This paper empirically examines the impact of corruption on FDI in European Union countries, including candidate …, we find that corruption has a negative impact on FDI. -- FDI ; Corruption ; Efficient Grease Hypothesis ; OLS …

This paper examines the long-run relationship between outward foreign direct investment (FDI) and total factor …: (i) outward FDI has, on average, a positive long-run effect on total factor productivity in developing countries, (ii …) increased factor productivity is both consequence and a cause of increased outward FDI, and (iii) there are large differences in …