Partners Or Creditors Attracting Foreign Investment And Productive Development To Central America And Dominican Republic

Author : Osmel Manzano,Sebastián Auguste,Laura Alfaro,Daniel Artana,Adolfo Taylhardat,Mario Cuevas,Luis Porto
Publisher : Inter-American Development Bank
Page : 304 pages
File Size : 50,8 Mb
Release : 2015-02-01
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781597822084

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Partners or Creditors? Attracting Foreign Investment and Productive Development to Central America and Dominican Republic by Osmel Manzano,Sebastián Auguste,Laura Alfaro,Daniel Artana,Adolfo Taylhardat,Mario Cuevas,Luis Porto Pdf

Promotion of foreign direct investment (FDI) has been a priority policy goal in Central America, Panama and Dominican Republic for the past twenty years. Fiscal benefits are among the policies that have been used to attract it. At first sight the model followed has been fruitful. In 2013 the eight countries of the region succeeded in attracting US$ 12.7 billion, the highest level of FDI in their history. But there are question marks about how FDI will perform in future and what the incentives to promote it should be now that World Trade Organization rules on the instruments used to promote FDI in the region have changed. The present book analyzes this situation in depth. Firstly, it reviews the importance of FDI in the region as a source of financing for the external deficit. Then it reviews the findings of international economic research on the impact of FDI on growth and the factors that attract it. It highlights that far from being assured, the benefits of FDI depend on complementary factors which are often not present in the region. Subsequently the book analyzes the international evolution of FDI and the growing importance of multinationals of Latin origin. It then tackles the controversial question of the efficacy of fiscal incentives as a means to attract investment, following an innovative technical approach based on firm level data which questions whether the free zones have had a net positive impact on development. This analysis is complemented by a study of investment promotion policies, which focuses particularly on the Investment Promotion Agencies. Finally, the book outlines the prospects for FDI attraction now the sun has set on strategies based on providing fiscal incentives. It argues that a new strategy should be based on the creation of new skills and capacities through instruments designed to complement productive development policies and thereby generate positive spillovers in the economy.

Author : Sebastián‏ Auguste,Mario Cuevas,Osmel Manzano
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 52,6 Mb
Release : 2015-05-01
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 159782206X

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Partners Or Creditors? Attracting Foreign Investment and Productive Development to Central America and Dominican Republic by Sebastián‏ Auguste,Mario Cuevas,Osmel Manzano Pdf

Author : OECD
Publisher : OECD Publishing
Page : 225 pages
File Size : 54,6 Mb
Release : 2021-07-12
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9789264489455

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OECD Investment Policy Reviews: Uruguay by OECD Pdf

In July 2020, the Investment Committee recommended to Council to invite Uruguay to become the 50th adherent to the OECD Declaration on International Investment and Multinational Enterprises. This OECD Investment Policy Review of Uruguay documents the progress made in recent years to align investment policies with the national development strategy in pursuit of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).

Author : Anonim
Publisher : World Scientific
Page : 1044 pages
File Size : 47,6 Mb
Release : 2020-03-23
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9789811200571

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Encyclopedia Of International Economics And Global Trade (In 3 Volumes) by Anonim Pdf

In an era when trade and currency wars threaten to end a long-standing period of growing trade and capital flows, the economics of international trade, investment and finance have become more important than ever. This three-volume Encyclopedia provides a comprehensive and up-to-date overview of the theory and evidence on the causes and consequences of global trade, and the theory and evidence on the economics of international trade, financial and monetary transactions.It provides, first of all, a comprehensive set of entries explaining the key theoretical concepts in international economics as well as the latest empirical and simulation techniques used in the academic literature. In addition, various entries present the history behind — and the controversies surrounding — the core current global trade and monetary institutions, from the World Trade Organization to the European Monetary Union.The three volumes also provide a serious discussion of today's central policy debates, including the impact of globalization on employment, wages and income distribution, the imposition of controls on international financial flows, the effects of tariffs and protectionist policies, fixed versus flexible exchange rate regimes, and the role of the multinational enterprise on global growth, technical change and income distribution, among many others.

Author : Hakelberg, Lukas ,Seelkopf, Laura
Publisher : Edward Elgar Publishing
Page : 432 pages
File Size : 42,9 Mb
Release : 2021-09-14
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781788979429

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Handbook on the Politics of Taxation by Hakelberg, Lukas ,Seelkopf, Laura Pdf

This comprehensive Handbook provides an insight into the main concepts and academic debates on taxation from a political science perspective. Providing a background to current debates on green taxation, taxation and inequality, taxation and gender, tax evasion and avoidance, and tax compliance, it offers potential avenues for future research.

Author : Juan Alcacer,Bruce Kogut,Catherine Thomas,Bernard Yin Yeung
Publisher : Emerald Group Publishing
Page : 480 pages
File Size : 48,5 Mb
Release : 2017-04-27
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781787142763

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Geography, Location, and Strategy by Juan Alcacer,Bruce Kogut,Catherine Thomas,Bernard Yin Yeung Pdf

This volume draws together researchers working in a variety of disciplines in order to explore the many ways that locations matter for firms. The authors draw on newly available data, recently developed theory, and diverse methodology to understand the relationships between firm boundaries, firm activities, and geographic borders.

Author : OECD
Publisher : OECD Publishing
Page : 180 pages
File Size : 43,5 Mb
Release : 2018-07-06
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9789264302549

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OECD Development Pathways Multi-dimensional Review of Panama Volume 2: In-depth Analysis and Recommendations by OECD Pdf

Panama has achieved socio-economic improvements in recent decades thanks to strong economic growth and consequent poverty reduction. Its growth model is characterised by a dual economy in which a small number of activities, including those related to the Canal and Special Economic Zones, have ...

Author : United Nations Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean
Publisher : United Nations
Page : 198 pages
File Size : 47,7 Mb
Release : 2015-12-31
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9789210572231

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Economic Survey of Latin America and the Caribbean 2015 by United Nations Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean Pdf

Published since 1948, this report examines various aspects of the previous year’s macroeconomic situation in the region and makes projections for the coming months. The 2015 edition of this report outlines the region’s economic performance in 2014 and analyses trends in the first half of 2015, as well as the outlook for the rest of the year. It also analyses the dynamics of investment in Latin America and the Caribbean, the relationship between investment and the business cycle, the role of public investment, infrastructure gaps and the challenges in financing private investment.

Author : United Nations
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 50,8 Mb
Release : 2011
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9213633750

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Foreign Direct Investment in Latin America and the Caribbean 2010 by United Nations Pdf

Author : International Monetary Fund. Western Hemisphere Dept.
Publisher : International Monetary Fund
Page : 91 pages
File Size : 48,6 Mb
Release : 2017-06-27
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781484304563

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Costa Rica by International Monetary Fund. Western Hemisphere Dept. Pdf

This Selected Issues paper describes Costa Rica’s vulnerability to potential policy changes in the United States after the November 2016 presidential election and its effects on Central America. In the near term, the most likely US policy shift is a change in the macroeconomic policy mix, involving an expansionary fiscal policy—implemented initially through tax cuts—and a tighter than previously expected monetary policy stance. The results suggest that Costa Rica could be more affected through the foreign direct investment and trade channels, unlike the rest of Central America, where remittances and immigration play a key role.

Author : UNITED NATIONS ECONOMIC COMMISSION FOR LATIN AMERICA AND THE. CARIBBEAN
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 170 pages
File Size : 50,7 Mb
Release : 2021-11
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9211220734

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Foreign Direct Investment in Latin America and the Caribbean 2021 by UNITED NATIONS ECONOMIC COMMISSION FOR LATIN AMERICA AND THE. CARIBBEAN Pdf

This document examines the global and regional evolution of Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) and offers recommendations so these flows can contribute to the region's productive development processes.

Author : United Nations Conference on Trade and Development
Publisher : United Nations
Page : 377 pages
File Size : 42,7 Mb
Release : 2019-08-09
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9789213582824

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World Investment Report 2019 by United Nations Conference on Trade and Development Pdf

The 2019 edition of the World Investment Report focuses on special economic zones (SEZs) which are widely used across most developing and many developed economies. Although the performance of many zones remains below expectations, the rate of establishment of new zones is accelerating as governments increasingly compete for internationally mobile industrial activity. Policymakers face not only the traditional challenges to making SEZs succeed, including the need for strategic focus, sound governance models, and effective investment promotion tools, but also new challenges brought about by the sustainable development imperative, the new industrial revolution, and changing patterns of international production. The Report explores the place of SEZs in today’s global investment landscape and provides guidance for policymakers on how to make SEZs work for sustainable development. It presents international investment trends and prospects at global, regional and national levels, as well as the evolution of international production and global value chains. It analyses the latest developments in new policy measures for investment promotion, facilitation and regulation around the world, as well as updates on investment treaties, their reform and investment dispute settlement cases.

Author : United Nations
Publisher : UN
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 55,7 Mb
Release : 2010-01-26
Category : Economics
ISBN : 9211217024

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Foreign Direct Investment in Latin America and the Caribbean 2008 by United Nations Pdf

The Foreign Relations of the United States series presents the official documentary historical record of major U.S. foreign policy decisions and significant diplomatic activity. The series, which is produced by the State Department's Office of the Historian, began in 1861 and now comprises more than 350 individual volumes. The volumes published over the last two decades increasingly contain declassified records from all the foreign affairs agencies.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 140 pages
File Size : 51,8 Mb
Release : 2009
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : UCBK:C102828035

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Investment Policy Review by Anonim Pdf

This Investment Policy Review provides an overview of the Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) in several countries, including the most recent trends and developments. It examines the legal investment framework currently in place and identifies new areas of high FDI potential. The Review is intended to improve the country's investment policies and to familiarize the international private sector with the countrys investment environment.

Author : Theodore H. Moran
Publisher : CGD Books
Page : 190 pages
File Size : 44,8 Mb
Release : 2006
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781933286099

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Harnessing Foreign Direct Investment for Development by Theodore H. Moran Pdf

Is foreign direct investment good for development? Moving beyond the findings of his previous book Does Foreign Direct Investment Promote Development? (CGD and IIE, 2005), Theodore H. Moran presents surprisingly good --and startlingly bad --news. The good news highlights how foreign direct investment can make a contribution to development significantly more powerful and more varied than conventional measurements indicate. The bad news reveals that foreign direct investment can also distort host economies and polities with consequences substantially more adverse than critics and cynics have imagined. This book rigorously examines the principal controversies and debates about FDI in manufacturing and assembly, extractive industries, and infrastructure, in light of new evidence and analysis. Written in engaging prose, it identifies how developed and developing countries, multilateral lending agencies, and civil society can work in concert to harness foreign direct investment to promote the growth and welfare of developing countries.