A bit far ? geography, international economic agreements, and foreign direct investment : evidence from emerging markets (English)

How do international economic agreements influence the investment patterns of firms from emerging economies? This paper studies the ways in which bilateral investment treaties and preferential trade agreements interact with geographic and cultural distance to influence firms' investment patterns. How does geographic and cultural proximity affect the impact of international economic agreements on foreign direct investment flows? This question is answered...

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Gomez Mera,Maria Laura;

Varela,Gonzalo J.;
Document Date
2017/09/07
Document Type
Policy Research Working Paper
Report Number
WPS8185
Volume No
1
Total Volume(s)
1
Country
India, Brazil, Korea, Republic of, South Africa,
Region
South Asia, East Asia And Pacific, Latin America And Caribbean, Eastern And Southern Africa,
Disclosure Date
2017/09/07
Disclosure Status
Disclosed
Doc Name
A bit far ? geography, international economic agreements, and foreign direct investment : evidence from emerging markets
Keywords
trade and competitiveness

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Gomez Mera,Maria Laura; Varela,Gonzalo J..

A bit far ? geography, international economic agreements, and foreign direct investment : evidence from emerging markets (English). Policy Research working paper|no. WPS 8185 Washington, D.C. : World Bank Group. http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/734061504793009047

A bit far ? geography, international economic agreements, and foreign direct investment : evidence from emerging markets (English)

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