HOST COUNTRY WELFARE EFFECTS OF FOREIGN DIRECT INVESTMENT (FDI) AND IMPORTS: AN APPLICATION TO THE PROCESSED FOOD INDUSTRY

Yilmaz, Alper

doi:10.22004/ag.econ.21585

HOST COUNTRY WELFARE EFFECTS OF FOREIGN DIRECT INVESTMENT (FDI) AND IMPORTS: AN APPLICATION TO THE PROCESSED FOOD INDUSTRY

In case of tariff-induced capital inflow, growth might be immiserizing, under certain assumptions for the host country. Higher levels of foreign direct investment (FDI) might be associated with higher wages and employment levels in a host country, justifying the forbearance of some countries to the immiserizing effects of FDI.

Subject(s):

Financial Economics
International Development

Issue Date:

1999

Publication Type:

Conference Paper/ Presentation

DOI and Other Identifiers:

10.22004/ag.econ.21585

Record Identifier:

https://ageconsearch.umn.edu/record/21585

PURL Identifier:

http://purl.umn.edu/21585