FDI Spillovers, Financial Markets, and Economic Development /
This paper examines the role financial markets play in the relationship between foreign direct investment (FDI) and economic development. We model an economy with a continuum of agents indexed by their level of ability. Agents can either work for the foreign company or undertake entrepreneurial acti...
| Auteur principal: | |
|---|---|
| Autres auteurs: | , , |
| Format: | Revue |
| Langue: | English |
| Publié: |
Washington, D.C. :
International Monetary Fund,
2003.
|
| Collection: | IMF Working Papers; Working Paper ;
No. 2003/186 |
| Accès en ligne: | Full text available on IMF |
| Résumé: | This paper examines the role financial markets play in the relationship between foreign direct investment (FDI) and economic development. We model an economy with a continuum of agents indexed by their level of ability. Agents can either work for the foreign company or undertake entrepreneurial activities, which are subject to a fixed cost. Better financial markets allow agents to take advantage of knowledge spillovers from FDI, magnifying the output effects of FDI. Empirically, we show that well-developed financial markets allow significant gains from FDI, while FDI alone plays an ambiguous role in contributing to development. |
|---|---|
| Description: | <strong>Off-Campus Access:</strong> No User ID or Password Required <strong>On-Campus Access:</strong> No User ID or Password Required |
| Description matérielle: | 1 online resource (32 pages) |
| Format: | Mode of access: Internet |
| ISSN: | 1018-5941 |
| Accès: | Electronic access restricted to authorized BRAC University faculty, staff and students |