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FDI Spillovers, Financial Markets, and Economic Development

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  • Selin Sayek
  • Laura Alfaro
  • Areendam Chanda
  • Sebnem Kalemli-Ozcan

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This paper examines the role financial markets play in the relationship between foreign direct investment (FDI) and economic development. We model an economy with a continuum of agents indexed by their level of ability. Agents can either work for the foreign company or undertake entrepreneurial activities, which are subject to a fixed cost. Better financial markets allow agents to take advantage of knowledge spillovers from FDI, magnifying the output effects of FDI. Empirically, we show that well-developed financial markets allow significant gains from FDI, while FDI alone plays an ambiguous role in contributing to development.

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Date of creation: 01 Sep 2003
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Keywords: Economic growth; Capital markets; Financial markets; Foreign direct investment; fdi; financial sector; financial market; foreign capital; Financial Aspects of Economic Integration; Economic Growth of Open Economies;

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  1. Gonzalez-Eiras, Martin & Prado, Jr., Jose Mauricio, 2007. "Determinants of Capital Intensive and R&D Intensive Foreign Direct Investment," Seminar Papers 753, Stockholm University, Institute for International Economic Studies.
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