trade and FDI in manufactured goods has spurred the emergence of a largely private sector. On the other hand the high level …

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 uses a composite measure to examine why some countries attract more foreign direct investment (FDI) than … others. The measure considers all identified, measurable, and comparable socioeconomic aspects that affect FDI decisions on … an aggregated country level. As a result, we can rank 127 countries with respect to their FDI attraction. The measure …

, surpassing the volume of FDI and official development assistance that the country receives. This study focuses primarily on the … different types of volatility; remittances are found to be a less volatile source of external finance than FDI and ODA that are … be acyclical and stabilizing, whereas FDI emerges as pro-cyclical and destabilizing. Furthermore, remittances are …