Understanding Bilateral FDI Flows in Developing Asia

Unlike trade flows, there has been little to no detailed examination of foreign direct investment (FDI) flows between Asian economies. This paper uses bilateral FDI flows data to investigate trends in intra-Asian FDI flows over the period 1990-2005. It employs an augmented gravity model to identify...

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Main Authors:	Hattari, Rabin, Rajan, Ramkishen S.
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	EN
Published:	2012
Subjects:	International Investment Long-term Capital Movements F210 Multinational Firms International Business F230 Economic Development: Financial Markets Saving and Capital Investment Corporate Finance and Governance O160 International Linkages to Development Role of International Organizations O190 Socialist Institutions and Their Transitions: International Trade, Finance, Investment, and Aid P330
Online Access:	http://hdl.handle.net/10986/5824

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description	Unlike trade flows, there has been little to no detailed examination of foreign direct investment (FDI) flows between Asian economies. This paper uses bilateral FDI flows data to investigate trends in intra-Asian FDI flows over the period 1990-2005. It employs an augmented gravity model to identify the main determinants of intra-Asian FDI flows. Possible drivers of FDI flows, including transactional and informational distance (proxied by distance), real sector variables, financial variables, and quality of institutions are examined.
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author	Hattari, Rabin Rajan, Ramkishen S.
author_facet	Hattari, Rabin Rajan, Ramkishen S.
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title	Understanding Bilateral FDI Flows in Developing Asia
title_short	Understanding Bilateral FDI Flows in Developing Asia
title_full	Understanding Bilateral FDI Flows in Developing Asia
title_fullStr	Understanding Bilateral FDI Flows in Developing Asia
title_full_unstemmed	Understanding Bilateral FDI Flows in Developing Asia
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Understanding Bilateral FDI Flows in Developing Asia

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