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