Beyond FDI: The Influence of Bilateral Investment Treaties on Debt

Published: Jan 1, 2012
Abstract
This paper examines theoretically and empirically the role of political risk guarantees, which bilateral investment treaties serve, in debt accumulation in low and middle income countries. The paper empirically finds that signed bilateral investment treaties with OECD countries have a positive influence on total and guaranteed debt accumulation, under system GMM and OLS estimation methodologies. Results suggest that the role of bilateral...
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Title
Beyond FDI: The Influence of Bilateral Investment Treaties on Debt
Published Date
Jan 1, 2012
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