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A cluster analysis of FDI in Latin America

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  • Rosa Forte
  • Nancy Santos

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This study contributes to the literature on FDI in Latin America using cluster analysis, a technique rarely employed in studies on this topic, to examine the FDI performance of Latin American countries. The empirical findings reveal three clusters in 2011, compared to just two in 2005. The cluster with better FDI performance (Chile, Panama, Uruguay, and Costa Rica) also performs better in terms of variables such as market size, trade openness, and human capital. Between 2005 and 2011 Argentina left the best-performing cluster and the cluster with poorer performance split into two, indicating heterogeneous evolution of economies in the region.

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  • Rosa Forte & Nancy Santos, 2015. "A cluster analysis of FDI in Latin America," Latin American Journal of Economics-formerly Cuadernos de Economía, Instituto de Economía. Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile., vol. 52(1), pages 25-56, May.
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    Keywords

    Foreign direct investment (FDI); Latin America; cluster analysis;
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    JEL classification:

    • F21 - International Economics - - International Factor Movements and International Business - - - International Investment; Long-Term Capital Movements
    • F23 - International Economics - - International Factor Movements and International Business - - - Multinational Firms; International Business
    • F59 - International Economics - - International Relations, National Security, and International Political Economy - - - Other

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