Foreign direct investment in the Caribbean: Trends, determinants and policies
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oai-11362-366202020-03-06T16:50:27Z Foreign direct investment in the Caribbean: Trends, determinants and policies De Groot, Olaf Pérez Ludeña, Miguel DESARROLLO ECONOMICO INVERSION EXTRANJERA DIRECTA FOMENTO DE LAS INVERSIONES ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT FOREIGN DIRECT INVESTMENT INVESTMENT PROMOTION Includes bibliography. The Caribbean receives some of the highest levels of Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) in the world, with many economies having FDI to GDP ratios above 10 per cent in 2012. In the recent past, FDI flows have been particularly volatile, with the financial crisis in 2008 greatly reducing FDI flows to the Caribbean, although they have recovered somewhat recently. One of the distinctive features of Caribbean FDI flows is that they appear to be relatively unprofitable, with FDI income significantly lower than in Latin America. This is possibly due to the sectoral pattern of FDI, which in most Caribbean economies is heavily slanted towards services, particularly tourism. In a small number of economies, natural resources play an important role, which requires relatively large capital outlays and is thus responsible for a large share of investment. While the United States used to be the most important investor in the region, nowadays other players, such as Canada and China, are also taking a keen interest. Finally, the report studies the use of FDI promotion policies. These are more extensive and prevalent in the Caribbean than elsewhere, but the evidence of their effectiveness to improve either FDI flows or the impact of such FDI flows on the local economy, is limited. Introduction .-- I. The rise and fall of foreign direct investment in the Caribbean .-- II. Analysis of FDI by sector .-- III. Policies promoting FDI in the Caribbean .-- IV. Conclusions and the way ahead. 2014-03-20T15:11:04Z 2014-03-20T15:11:04Z 2014-02 Texto Documento Completo http://hdl.handle.net/11362/36620 LC/L.3777 LC/CAR/L.433 en Studies and Perspectives Series - The Caribbean 35 .pdf application/pdf CARIBE CARIBBEAN REGION ECLAC |
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DESARROLLO ECONOMICO INVERSION EXTRANJERA DIRECTA FOMENTO DE LAS INVERSIONES ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT FOREIGN DIRECT INVESTMENT INVESTMENT PROMOTION De Groot, Olaf Pérez Ludeña, Miguel Foreign direct investment in the Caribbean: Trends, determinants and policies |
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Includes bibliography. |
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Texto |
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De Groot, Olaf Pérez Ludeña, Miguel |
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De Groot, Olaf Pérez Ludeña, Miguel |
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De Groot, Olaf |
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Foreign direct investment in the Caribbean: Trends, determinants and policies |
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Foreign direct investment in the Caribbean: Trends, determinants and policies |
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Foreign direct investment in the Caribbean: Trends, determinants and policies |
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