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EMPIRICAL INSIGHTS ON MARKET ACCESS AND FOREIGN DIRECT INVESTMENT

Marco Fugazza, Claudia Trentini

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Motivations for foreign direct investment (FDI) could be multiple. This paper conducts a general examination of the influence of market access conditions on FDI decisions using a unique data set on bilateral FDI outward stocks and novel measures of market access. We find that over the period 1990–2010, export platform and complex-vertical investment strategies have been driving FDI decisions around the world.

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Motivations for foreign direct investment (FDI) could be multiple. This paper conducts a general examination of the influence of market access conditions on FDI decisions using a unique data set on bilateral FDI outward stocks and novel measures of market access. We find that over the period 1990–2010, export platform and complex-vertical investment strategies have been driving FDI decisions around the world.

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Motivations for foreign direct investment (FDI) could be multiple. This paper conducts a general examination of the influence of market access conditions on FDI decisions using a unique data set on bilateral FDI outward stocks and novel measures of market access. We find that over the period 1990–2010, export platform and complex-vertical investment strategies have been driving FDI decisions around the world.

Key concepts: Foreign direct investment, Market access, Business, International economics, Investment (military), International trade, Economics, Macroeconomics

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