many countries. This study presents evidence suggesting that attracting inflows of FDI offers potential for upgrading a … sectors treated by investment promotion agencies as priority in their efforts to attract FDI. The sample covers 116 countries … over the period 1984-2000. The findings are consistent with a positive effect of FDI on unit values of exports in …

The flow of foreign direct investment (FDI) has increased dramatically in the last two decades. However, the … distribution of FDI is highly unequal and the competition among countries to attract foreign investors is fierce. This report … investigates the determinants of FDI inflows to developing countries in general and to the Federal Region of Kurdistan (FRK) in …

order to improve their chances in the worldwide competition for foreign direct investment (FDI). However, the effectiveness … of BITs in inducing higher FDI inflows is still open to debate. It is in several ways that we attempt to clarify the … extensive dataset on bilateral FDI flows. Furthermore, we account for unilateral FDI liberalization, in order not to …