during the 1990s in an attempt to expand FDI inflows. Although the theory on the subject predicts a positive relationship … between the inflow of FDI and the conclusion of these agreements, the empirical literature is not conclusive about what … impacts TBIs have on FDI, making uncertain the effects that these agreements have had on investment decisions in the region …

direct investment (FDI), an essential question for policy-makers is no longer just what to reform but also how to reform. How … FDI Regulatory Restrictiveness Index, Korea was the biggest reformer of its policies towards FDI between 1997 and 2010 … FDI regime in Korea and to examine how and why it came about. What were the main obstacles and what were the main drivers …

claims by investors on FDI flows to the responding host country. We study this question using a comprehensive dataset of FDI … compensation claims against a host on inward FDI flows from BIT-partner and non-partner countries. Focusing on these differences … control for unobserved changes in the host-country investment climate. We find that BITs stimulate bilateral FDI flows from …