The role of international investment agreements in attracting foreign direct investment to developing countries
Contributors: El-Kady, Hamed; United Nations Conference on Trade and Development
Series: UNCTAD series on international investment policies for development; UNCTAD series on international investment policies for development
Publisher: United Nations; United Nations Environment Programme
Published: 2009
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 145
ISBN-13: 9789211127812
Subjects: Foreign Investments; Commercial treaties
Description: Based on a study by Zbigniew Zimny (finalized by Hamed El-Kady, et al.), this paper reassesses the role of IIAs (bilateral treaties, etc.) as determinants of FDI, reviewing a number of econometric studies on their impact.
Notes: "Sales no. E.09.II.D.20"--P. iii.

Includes bibliographical references (p. [113]-123).

Also freely available online.
Table of contents: title: Introduction; title: Host country determinants of FDI; title: The impact of BITs on FDI : a survey of the literature; title: Preferential trade and investment agreements; title: Conclusions.