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Why Doesn't Capital Flow from Rich to Poor Countries? An Empirical Investigation / Laura Alfaro, Sebnem Kalemli-Ozcan, Vadym Volosovych.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Alfaro, Laura.
- Series:
- Working Paper Series (National Bureau of Economic Research) no. w11901.
- NBER working paper series no. w11901
- Language:
- English
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource: illustrations (black and white);
- Place of Publication:
- Cambridge, Mass. National Bureau of Economic Research 2005.
- Summary:
- We examine the empirical role of different explanations for the lack of flows of capital from rich to poor countries the "Lucas Paradox." The theoretical explanations include differences in fundamentals across countries and capital market imperfections. We show that during 1970-2000 low institutional quality is the leading explanation. For example, improving Peru's institutional quality to Australia's level, implies a quadrupling of foreign investment. Recent studies emphasize the role of institutions for achieving higher levels of income, but remain silent on the specific mechanisms. Our results indicate that foreign investment might be a channel through which institutions affect long-run development.
- Notes:
- Print version record
- December 2005.
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