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Foreign Direct Investment in the Caribbean

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This article addresses the question of whether the Caribbean is particularly attractive or unattractive to
foreign investors, and if it has specific characteristics that attract or deter FDI. An econometric analysis of data from 135 countries
for 1980-2002 shows that the Caribbean does not suffer from low inflows of FDI; on the contrary,
Caribbean countries receive more FDI than comparable countries in other regions. This reflects two contradictory effects. On the one hand, FDI inflows may be particularly sensitive to political instability in the region; on the other hand, the absence of regulation appears to have been a particularly beneficial factor in attracting FDI to the Caribbean.

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Series Title

Development Policy Review

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Publisher

Oxford : Blackwell Publishing., 2008

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Language

English

ISBN/ISSN

0950-6764

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Vol. 26, No. 1, Page 79-89

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Policy
Caribbean

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