Asiedu, Elizabeth; Jin, Yi; Nandwa, Boaz - Department of Economics, University of Kansas - 2009
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 expropri- ation leads to under-investment; (ii) The optimal level of FDI decreases as the risk of expropriation rises; and (iii) Under certain...
