Foreign direct investment and civil liberties: A new perspective |
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Authors: | Antonis Adam Fragkiskos Filippaios |
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Institution: | aDepartment of Economics, University of Cyprus, P.O. Box 20537, 1678, Nicosia, Cyprus;bKent Business School, The University of Kent, Canterbury, Kent, CT2 7PE, UK |
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Abstract: | The conjecture that democracy discourages foreign direct investment (FDI) has been widely refuted in empirical studies. However, we find support of this view. We distinguish between civil and political liberties and propose that multinational firms tend to invest in countries with low civil but with high political liberties. We show that the negative relationship between civil liberties and FDI is hump-shaped. A threshold level of civil liberties exists, below which repression of civil liberties is associated with more FDI. The results are explained by different economic motives for FDI in different groups of countries. |
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Keywords: | FDI Political liberties Civil liberties |
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