FDI in Central America: Its effect on domestic investment

Authors

  • María Auxiliadora López
  • Tito Anibal Osorto

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.5377/eya.v6i1.2732

Keywords:

Inversión extranjera directa, efecto crowding out, crowding in, inversión doméstica

Abstract

The purpose of this research was to determine whether FDI receiving countries of Central America in the period 1980-2013, had a crowding in or crowding out effect on domestic investment. In addition, the evolution of FDI flows in the world and the region, as well as the distribution patterns of the same is disclosed. Also the relationship between violence and corruption with FDI was analyzed. To estimate this effect, an econometric time series model was used, and the Wald test on the coefficients of the model was applied according to the methodology of Agosin and Mayer (2000) In order to do so, the series was divided into two periods, 1980 -1994 and 1995 to 2013 since there were major changes in some economies in the region. The research results revealed that FDI had a crowding-in effect in Costa Rica and Honduras between1980-1994 in other countries in the region otherwise noted. However, in the following period the crowding effect was observed only in Nicaragua and other countries was crowding out, with the exception Costa Rica had a neutral effect.

Economía y Administración (E&A) Vol.6(1) 2015   

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Published

2016-07-08

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López, M. A., & Osorto, T. A. (2016). FDI in Central America: Its effect on domestic investment. Economía Y Administración (E&Amp;A), 6(1). https://doi.org/10.5377/eya.v6i1.2732

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