Risky Business : Political Instability and Greenfield Foreign Direct Investment in the Arab World

Risky Business : Political Instability and Greenfield Foreign Direct Investment in the Arab World

Which foreign direct investments are most affected by political instability? Analysis of quarterly greenfield investment flows into countries in the Middle East and North Africa from 2003 to 2012 shows that adverse political shocks are associated w...

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Main Authors: Burger, Martijn, Ianchovichina, Elena, Rijkers, Bob
Format: Policy Research Working Paper
Language:English
en_US
Published: World Bank, Washington, DC 2014
Subjects:
ACCOUNTING
ADVERTISING
AFFILIATED ORGANIZATIONS
ALTERNATIVE INVESTMENT
ALTERNATIVE METHODS
AMOUNT OF CAPITAL
APPROACH
AUTOMOBILES
AUXILIARY EQUIPMENT
AVAILABILITY
BATTERIES
BIOMASS
BIOMASS POWER
BOILER
BUILDING MATERIAL
BUREAUCRATIC QUALITY
CAPITAL ACCUMULATION
CAPITAL FLOW
CAPITAL FLOWS
CAPITAL STOCK
CEMENT
CHECKS
CHEMICAL PRODUCTS
CIVIL WAR
COAL
COMMODITY
COMMODITY PRICE
COMPUTER SYSTEMS
CONSUMER ELECTRONICS
CONSUMER PRICE INDEX
CORPORATE SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY
COUNTRY DUMMIES
COUNTRY FIXED EFFECTS
COUNTRY RISK
CRUDE OIL
CUSTOM
DATA PROCESSING
DECLINE IN INVESTMENT
DEMOCRACY
DEMOCRATIC ACCOUNTABILITY
DEVELOPING COUNTRIES
DIGITAL CONTENT
DIMINISHING RETURNS
DUMMY VARIABLE
DUMMY VARIABLES
E-MAIL
ELECTRIC POWER
EMPLOYMENT
ENERGY RESOURCES
ENFORCEMENT OF CONTRACTS
EQUIPMENT
EXCHANGE RATE
EXCHANGE RATES
EXPECTED RETURNS
FINANCIAL CRISIS
FINANCIAL INFORMATION
FINANCIAL SERVICES
FOREIGN COMPANIES
FOREIGN DIRECT INVESTMENT
FOREIGN DIRECT INVESTMENTS
FOREIGN INVESTMENTS
FOREIGN INVESTORS
FOSSIL
FOSSIL FUEL
GAS
GAS EXTRACTION
GASOLINE
GEOTHERMAL ELECTRIC
GLOBAL ECONOMY
GOVERNANCE INDEX
GOVERNANCE INDICATORS
GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT
HARDWARE
HEAT
HOST COUNTRY
HOST ECONOMY
HUMAN CAPITAL
HYDROELECTRIC POWER
ID
INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTION
INFLATION
INFORMATION PROVIDERS
INSTRUMENT
INSURANCE
INTERNATIONAL BANK
INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS
INTERNATIONAL ECONOMICS
INTERNATIONAL INVESTMENT
INTERNATIONAL INVESTORS
INTERNATIONAL TRADE
INTERNATIONALIZATION
INVESTING
INVESTMENT BANKING
INVESTMENT CLIMATE
INVESTMENT FLOWS
INVESTMENT FUNCTION
INVESTMENT LOCATION DECISIONS
INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT
INVESTMENT OPPORTUNITIES
INVESTMENT PROJECTS
LIEN
LIQUIDITY
MACROECONOMIC CONDITIONS
MACROECONOMIC MANAGEMENT
MANAGEMENT SERVICES
MANUFACTURING
MANUFACTURING INDUSTRIES
MARKET ENTRY
MARKETS DATABASE
MATERIAL
MONETARY FUND
MOTION PICTURE
MULTINATIONAL CORPORATIONS
NATURAL GAS
NATURAL RESOURCE
NATURAL RESOURCES
NEGATIVE SHOCKS
NEW TECHNOLOGY
NUCLEAR ELECTRIC POWER
NUCLEAR ELECTRIC POWER GENERATION
OIL
OIL COMPANY
OIL PIPELINE
OIL RESOURCE
OPEN ACCESS
OPEN ECONOMY
OUTPUT
PETROLEUM
PIPELINE
POLITICAL DETERMINANTS
POLITICAL DISORDER
POLITICAL ECONOMY
POLITICAL RISK
POLITICAL STABILITY
POLITICAL UNCERTAINTY
POLITICAL UNREST
POLITICAL UPHEAVAL
PORTFOLIOS
POSTAL SERVICE
POWER
PRODUCTIVITY
PROFIT MARGINS
PROPERTY RIGHTS
PUBLIC SPENDING
RADIO
RATE OF RETURN
RATES OF RETURN
REAL ESTATE
RESIDENTIAL BUILDING
RESULT
RESULTS
RETAIL BANKING
RETURNS
RISKY BUSINESS
RULE OF LAW
SATELLITE
SEARCH
SEMICONDUCTORS
SITES
STABLE ECONOMIES
STATEMENT
SUBSCRIPTION
TAX
TELECOMMUNICATION
TELECOMMUNICATIONS
TERRORISM
TRANSMISSION
TRANSPARENCY
TURBINES
URL
USES
UTILITIES
VEHICLES
VIDEO
VIDEO GAMES
VOLATILITY
WEB
WIND
WOOD PRODUCTS
WORLD DEVELOPMENT INDICATORS
WORLD ECONOMY
Greenfield FDI
tradables
non-tradables
Dutch Disease
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10986/16932

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