Developing Economies and International Investors : Do Investment Promotion Agencies Bring them Together?

Developing Economies and International Investors : Do Investment Promotion Agencies Bring them Together?

Many countries spend significant resources on investment promotion agencies in the hope of attracting inflows of foreign direct investment. Despite the importance of this question for public policy choices, little is known about the effectiveness o...

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Main Authors: Harding, Torfinn, Javorcik, Beata Smarzynska
Format: Policy Research Working Paper
Language:English
Published: World Bank, Washington, DC 2012
Subjects:
ADVERTISEMENTS
AFFILIATED ORGANIZATIONS
AGGLOMERATION EFFECTS
ALTERNATIVE INVESTMENT
BANK POLICY
BEST PRACTICE
BIDDING
BUSINESS CLIMATE
BUSINESS ENVIRONMENT
BUSINESS OPPORTUNITIES
CAPITAL ALLOCATION
CHECKS
CONFIDENCE INDEX
CONFIDENTIALITY
CONSULTING FIRM
CONSULTING FIRMS
CONSUMERS
CONTRIBUTION
CONTRIBUTIONS
COUNTRY FIXED EFFECT
COUNTRY FIXED EFFECTS
COUNTRY RISK
DEPOSITORY
DEPOSITORY INSTITUTIONS
DEVELOPING COUNTRIES
DEVELOPING COUNTRY
DEVELOPING ECONOMIES
DIRECT INVESTMENT INFLOWS
DOMESTIC CAPITAL
DOMESTIC FIRMS
DOMESTIC INVESTMENT
DOMESTIC INVESTMENTS
DUMMY VARIABLE
ECONOMIC ANALYSIS
ECONOMIC CONDITIONS
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
ECONOMIC GROWTH
ECONOMIC PERFORMANCE
ECONOMIC POLICY
EFFICIENT CAPITAL
EQUIPMENT
FDI
FINANCIAL INCENTIVES
FINANCIAL INTERMEDIATION
FIXED CAPITAL
FOREIGN COMPANIES
FOREIGN DIRECT INVESTMENT
FOREIGN INVESTMENT
FOREIGN INVESTOR
FOREIGN INVESTORS
FOREIGN TRADE
GOVERNANCE INDICATORS
GROSS FIXED CAPITAL FORMATION
GROWTH RATE
HOLDING
HOST COUNTRIES
HOST COUNTRY
HOST-COUNTRY
INCOME
INCOME GROUP
INCOME GROUPS
INCOME LEVEL
INCOME LEVELS
INDIVIDUAL INVESTOR
INFLATION
INFLATION RATE
INFORMATION FLOWS
INFORMATION ON INVESTMENT
INSTRUMENT
INSURANCE
INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY
INTERNATIONAL BANK
INTERNATIONAL ECONOMICS
INTERNATIONAL FINANCIAL
INTERNATIONAL FINANCIAL STATISTICS
INTERNATIONAL INVESTMENT
INTERNATIONAL INVESTORS
INTERNATIONALIZATION STRATEGY
INVESTMENT ADVISORY SERVICES
INVESTMENT CLIMATE
INVESTMENT FLOWS
INVESTMENT INCENTIVES
INVESTMENT LOCATION DECISIONS
INVESTMENT OPPORTUNITIES
INVESTMENT PROJECTS
INVESTMENT PROMOTION
INVESTMENT PROMOTION AGENCIES
INVESTMENT PROMOTION AGENCY
IPA
IPAS
LATIN AMERICAN
LEVY
LOCAL BUSINESS
LOW INCOME
MACROECONOMIC ENVIRONMENT
MACROECONOMIC INSTABILITY
MACROECONOMIC STABILITY
MARKET FAILURE
MARKET SIZE
MARKETING
MARKETING EFFORTS
MIDDLE EAST
MULTILATERAL INVESTMENT GUARANTEE AGENCY
MULTINATIONAL CORPORATIONS
NORTH AFRICA
OPPORTUNITY COST
OUTPUT
PARTICULAR COUNTRY
POLITICAL RISK
POLITICAL STABILITY
POSITIVE COEFFICIENT
POSITIVE COEFFICIENTS
POTENTIAL INVESTMENT
POTENTIAL INVESTOR
POTENTIAL INVESTORS
PRIVATE COMPANIES
PRIVATE ENTITY
PRIVATE SECTOR
PROBABILITY
PRODUCTIVITY
PROPERTY RIGHTS
PUBLIC POLICY
PURCHASING POWER
REAL ESTATE
RED TAPE
REGIONAL DUMMIES
REGISTRATION PROCEDURES
REGISTRATION PROCESS
RETURNS
RULE OF LAW
SALARIES
SALES
SECURITIES
STOCK DATA
STOCKS
SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA
TAX
TAX INCENTIVES
TAX RATES
TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER
TELECOMMUNICATIONS
THE GAMBIA
TRANSITION ECONOMIES
TYPES OF INVESTMENT
WAGE
WAGE COST
WORLD DEVELOPMENT INDICATORS
Online Access:http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2007/08/8208700/developing-economies-international-investors-investment-promotion-agencies-bring-together
http://hdl.handle.net/10986/7289

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http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2007/08/8208700/developing-economies-international-investors-investment-promotion-agencies-bring-together
http://hdl.handle.net/10986/7289

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