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The Politics of Foreign Direct Investment into Developing Countries: Increasing FDI through International Trade Agreements?

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Büthe, Tim, Milner, Helen V.·2008·American Journal of Political Science
DOI 10.1111/j.1540-5907.2008.00340.x
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The flow of foreign direct investment into developing countries varies greatly across countries and over time. The political factors that affect these flows are not well understood. Focusing on the relationship between trade and investment, we argue that international trade agreements—GATT/WTO and preferential trade agreements (PTAs)—provide mechanisms for making commitments to foreign investors about the treatment of their assets, thus reassuring investors and increasing investment. These international commitments are more credible than domestic policy choices, because reneging on them is more costly. Statistical analyses for 122 developing countries from 1970 to 2000 support this argument. Developing countries that belong to the WTO and participate in more PTAs experience greater FDI inflows than otherwise, controlling for many factors including domestic policy preferences and taking into account possible endogeneity. Joining international trade agreements allows developing countries to attract more FDI and thus increase economic growth.

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Authors
Büthe, T., & Milner, H. V.
Venue
American Journal of Political Science
Publisher
Wiley
Published
2008-09-29
Volume
52
Issue
4
Pages
741-762
ISSN
  • 0092-5853 (ISSN-L)
  • 1540-5907
DOI
10.1111/j.1540-5907.2008.00340.x
OpenAlex
W2128359453
Cited by
914
References
112
FWCI
120.16
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
bronze
Licence
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/termsAndConditions#vor (vor)

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