The inflow of foreign direct investment (FDI) has been found to play a crucial role in the economic growth of receiving …

The private investment response to structural reforms in developing countries is of paramount importance, both for the … a positive signal for the private sector and translate into capital formation. The empirical investment equation adopted … main result obtained is that, while a higher propensity to commit does not seem to affect the private investment response …

financially turbulent periods in the 2000s in making investment decisions and in meeting demand for liquidity. A rise in … uncertainty regarding the ability to obtain external funds may have induced firms to rely on internal funds to finance investment … activities. Therefore, we shed light on the cash flow sensitivity of investment and cash holdings by estimating firmlevel …

that financial development is significantly related to investment levels. DiVerent indicators of financial development are …

This article reviews the impact of intellectual property (IP) protection on foreign direct investment (FDI) by … found that the effect of IP protection on investment decisions by MNEs differs according to the development level of the …

This paper examines the impact of financial sector foreign direct investment (FSFDI) on economic growth by estimating a …

understanding of Belgian firms' investment behavior. Two main and interrelated topics are investigated: the link between financial … structure and investment decision, on the one hand, the effect of uncertainty on the level of investment, on the other hand … are more sensitive to interest rate and cash flow. However, no role for investment price volatility is observed. …

This paper examines the link between real exchange rate volatility and domestic investment by using panel data … cointegration techniques. We study the empirical connection between real effective exchange rate volatility and investment for 51 … developing countries (23 low-income and 28 middle-income countries). The theoretical relationship between investment and real …