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Determinants of the Performance of Investment Promotion Agencies: Evidence from a Mix of Emerging Economies

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  • Sung-Hoon Lim

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This article argues whether and how investment promotion agencies (IPAs) efficiently influence investment promotion in the cases of the following selected variables: resources (experience, total staff, and overseas staff), service functions (combined promotion service of inward investment and trade, and inward and outward investment), and organizational structure (autonomous status of private/upper ministry-level IPAs). The results reveal a positive relationship between IPA’s performance and longer experience, larger staff, larger overseas IPA staff members, autonomous private agency types, and upper ministry-level IPAs. However, an IPA’s performance was negatively associated with the combined promotional service of inward investment and trade, and inward and outward investment. The results suggest that an IPA’s performance can be enhanced by adjusting the service functions and restructuring the governance and structure in addition to improving the IPA’s resources and the country’s investment climate.

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  • Sung-Hoon Lim, 2018. "Determinants of the Performance of Investment Promotion Agencies: Evidence from a Mix of Emerging Economies," Emerging Markets Finance and Trade, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 54(8), pages 1907-1923, June.
    • Handle: RePEc:mes:emfitr:v:54:y:2018:i:8:p:1907-1923
    DOI: 10.1080/1540496X.2017.1334144
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    1. Knoerich, Jan & Vitting, Simon, 2021. "The distinct contribution of investment promotion agencies’ branch offices in bringing Chinese multinationals to Europe," Journal of World Business, Elsevier, vol. 56(3).

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