Political governance, civil liberties, and human capital: Evaluating their effect on foreign direct investment in emerging and developing economies

Volume: 50, Issue: 7, Pages: 1103 - 1129
Published: May 20, 2019
Abstract
We study the influence of a country’s political governance on its attractiveness to foreign direct investors. We argue that democracy is not a unidimensional concept and that the effect of host-country political governance on incoming foreign direct investment (FDI) differs depending on whether FDI originates from a democratic or an autocratic country. We also hypothesize that the effect of civil liberties depends on the motivations of investing...
Paper Details
Title
Political governance, civil liberties, and human capital: Evaluating their effect on foreign direct investment in emerging and developing economies
Published Date
May 20, 2019
Volume
50
Issue
7
Pages
1103 - 1129
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