Ebook: Foreign Direct Investment: Analysis of Aggregate Flows

The 1990s saw global flows of foreign direct investment increase some sevenfold, spurring economists to explore FDI from a micro- or trade-based perspective. Foreign Direct Investment is one of the first books to analyze the macroeconomics of FDI, treating FDI as a unique form of international capital flow between specific pairs of countries. By examining the determinants of the aggregate flows of FDI at the bilateral, source-host-country level, Assaf Razin and Efraim Sadka present the first systematic global analysis of the singular features of FDI flows. Drawing on a wealth of fresh data.;Cover; Title; Copyright; Contents; List of Figures; List of Tables; Preface; 1 Overview; 1.1 Channels of International Capital Flows; 1.2 Micro-Level Studies; 1.3 Macro-Finance Studies; 1.4 Scope and Purpose; 1.4.1 Bilateral FDI Flows; 1.4.2 Roadmap; Part I. Foreign Direct Investors and Liquidity Shocks; 2 Foreign Direct Investment and Foreign Portfolio Investment: Theory; 2.1 Introduction; 2.2 The Model; 2.3 Ex-Ante Choice between FDI and FPI; 2.4 Market Equilibrium; 2.5 Extension: Aggregate Liquidity Shocks; 2.6 Conclusion; Appendix 2A: Derivation of Figure 2.1.