Foreign Direct Investment, Terms of Trade, and Quality Upgrading: What Is So Special about South Asia?

The existing literature has highlighted the positive effect of foreign direct investment (FDI) on export upgrading and associated terms of trade in developing economies. However, the FDI effect has been found to be negative in South Asia. In this paper, we elaborate on the South Asia-specific effect...

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Main Authors: Konstantin M. Wacker, Philipp Grosskurth, Tabea Lakemann
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: The MIT Press 2016-03-01
Series:Asian Development Review
Subjects:
FDI
Online Access:https://www.mitpressjournals.org/doi/pdf/10.1162/ADEV_a_00060