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dc.titleHow to Solve the Investment Promotion Puzzle: A Mapping of Investment Promotion Agencies in Latin America and the Caribbean and OECD Countries
dc.contributor.authorVolpe Martincus, Christian
dc.contributor.authorSztajerowska, Monika
dc.contributor.orgunitProductivity, Trade and Innovation Sector
dc.coverageLatin America and the Caribbean
dc.date.available2019-07-08T00:00:00
dc.date.issue2019-07-08T00:00:00
dc.description.abstractNearly every country in the world has established an investment promotion agency (IPA) to attract and retain foreign direct investment (FDI) in both greater quantities and of higher “quality.” Meanwhile and despite the popularity of these agencies, the literature on investment promotion and its effects on FDI has been very limited. As a result, several open questions exist in this important policy area: we know little about what IPAs look like in different countries, what they do, how they do it, and whether and to what extent they make a difference. “How to Solve the Investment Promotion Puzzle” aims to fill in this gap by providing detailed consistent information on the organization, functions and activities, and operational modalities of IPAs across over 50 countries in LAC and OECD, distilling similarities and differences within and across regions and creating a new basis for peer-to-peer benchmarking and analysis of their impact. As such, it can serve as a useful guide for professionals and policymakers to help solve the investment promotion puzzle and accordingly design better policies for FDI.
dc.format.extent173
dc.identifier.doihttp://dx.doi.org/10.18235/0001767
dc.identifier.urlhttps://publications.iadb.org/publications/english/document/How_to_Solve_the_Investment_Promotion_Puzzle_A_Mapping_of_Investment_Promotion_Agencies_in_Latin_America_and_the_Caribbean_and_OECD_Countries.pdf
dc.identifier.urlhttps://publications.iadb.org/publications/spanish/document/Cómo_armar_el_rompecabezas_de_la_promoción_de_inversiones_Un_mapeo_de_las_agencias_de_promoción_de_inversiones_en_América_Latina_y_el_Caribe_y_en_los_países_de_la_OCDE.pdf
dc.language.isoen
dc.mediumAdobe PDF
dc.publisherInter-American Development Bank
dc.subjectInvestment
dc.subjectInvestment Regulation
dc.subjectTrade and Investment Agreement
dc.subjectInvestment Attraction Policy
dc.subjectInvestment Promotion Agency
dc.subjectInvestment Attraction
dc.subjectTrade and Investment Promotion
dc.subject.jelcodeF1 - Trade
dc.subject.jelcodeF00 - International Economics: General: General
dc.subject.jelcodeF10 - Trade: General
dc.subject.keywordsinvestment promotion, investment
dc.typeMonographs
idb.identifier.pubnumberIDB-MG-00735
idb.operationRG-E1484
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