Essays about: "foreign direct investment latin america"

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  1. 1. The impact of foreign direct investment on economic growth for countries in Latin America

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Nationalekonomiska institutionen

    Author : Clara Wieslander; Evelina Sundin; [2022]
    Keywords : Economic Growth; Latin America; Schumpeterian model; Business and Economics;

    Abstract : This paper examines how Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) affects Economic Growth and Total Factor Productivity (TFP) for recipient countries in Latin America. The study investigates whether FDI generates positive spillover effects, leading to a higher increase in TFP than domestic investments. READ MORE

  2. 2. Export, FDI and Economic Growth in Mercosur: The causal relationship and effect of trade liberalisation

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Nationalekonomiska institutionen

    Author : Sofia Lundgren; [2018]
    Keywords : Export; foreign direct investment; economic growth; Mercosur; Granger Causality test; Business and Economics;

    Abstract : Researchers agree that there exist a close connection between export, foreign direct investment and economic growth, still they do not agree about the causal relationships between them. Latin America has over the last decades faced several economic crises. READ MORE

  3. 3. The relationship between foreign direct investment and socio-economic development in Latin America and the Caribbean

    University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Institutionen för nationalekonomi med statistik

    Author : Linn Alexandersson; Gabriella Myrbäck; [2017-05-30]
    Keywords : Foreign direct investment; FDI; economic growth; Latin America and the Caribbean; panel data; socio-economic development;

    Abstract : This study examines the effect of FDI in Latin America and the Caribbean from 1995 to 2014. Furthermore, the study investigates the relationship between FDI and the social development, compared to the relationship between FDI and GDP per capita. This is investigated through a cross-country analysis with panel data. READ MORE

  4. 4. Clustered Regression Models for Analysis and Prediction of Foreign Direct Investment Inflows

    University essay from Linköpings universitet/Statistik

    Author : Ika Pratiwi; [2016]
    Keywords : ;

    Abstract : Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) is one of many economy components that has been found to be attractive to many countries as one alternative of private capital inflow. It has a crucial role in achieving rapid economic growth, especially in developing countries. In fact, most of the direct investment takes place among developed countries. READ MORE

  5. 5. Is there an impact of Foreign Direct Investments on gender equality? A study of female employment in Latin America and the Caribbean

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Nationalekonomiska institutionen

    Author : Lina Jönsson; [2015]
    Keywords : female labour force participation; female employment; gender; Latin America and the Caribbean; Foreign Direct Investments; Business and Economics;

    Abstract : Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) is a part of the globalization process, a process increasing all over the world. These investments affect people, both in the home economy and the host economy. People in the host economy are, due to several aspects, affected in different ways. One of those aspects is gender. READ MORE