Foreign Capital Investment into Developing Countries: Some Economic Policy Issues

An Examination Of Economic Liberalization Impact On Foreign Direct Investment In Selected Developing Countries

Capital inflows and investment in developing countries

Intellectual property rights, foreign direct investment and competition issues in developing countries

SUMMARY This paper provides an overview of theoretical mechanisms by which the strength of an economy's intellectual property rights system could affect inward flows of foreign direct investment and technology licensing. It also reviews briefly the available econometric and survey evidence on these questions and lists new estimates suggesting that the international distribution of US investment...

Foreign Direct Investment: Flows, Volatility and Growth in Developing Countries

This paper contributes to the literature on FDI and economic growth. We deviate from previous studies by introducing measures of the volatility of FDI inflows. As introduced into the model, these are predicted to have a negative effect on growth. We estimate the standard model using cross-section, panel data and instrumental variable techniques. Whilst all results are not entirely robust, there...

Foreign Investment in Developing Country Agriculture – Issues, Policy Implications and International Response

This paper is distributed as part of the official conference documentation and serves as background material for the relevant sessions in the programme. The views contained within do not necessarily represent those of the OECD or its member governments.