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An Analysis Of Foreign Direct Investment And Portfolio Investment Into Developing Countries, Sunaina Kilachand Patel
An Analysis Of Foreign Direct Investment And Portfolio Investment Into Developing Countries, Sunaina Kilachand Patel
Honors Papers
This paper attempts to understand what motivates and determines private capital inflows in developing counties. I intend to examine whether different types of flows (in this paper I will focus only on FOI and PFI as they dominate private investment flows today) depend on different factors, whether these factors are domestic or international and which of these factors are within the scope and reach of the host developing countries. In my paper, after providing some background information on FOI and PFI, I will then review previous studies and work based on the subject of FOI and PFI flows. I will …
Foreign Debt Rescheduling And Private Investment In Ldcs, Zeeshan Hasan
Foreign Debt Rescheduling And Private Investment In Ldcs, Zeeshan Hasan
Honors Papers
This paper attempts to investigate the relationship between foreign debt and repayment problems on investment behavior in Less Developed Countries (LDCs). It is primarily motivated by earlier studies which have found empirical evidence of such a relationship, but did not attempt to incorporate it into a theoretical model which could shed light on the functioning of developing macroeconomies. An effort will be made to address this possibility by modeling the determinants of private investment in LDCs in a way that will allow an examination of the effects of high external debt and repayment problems on private investment. This will be …
Sales And Investment: Behavior Of Manufacturers 1949-1957, James G. Scoville
Sales And Investment: Behavior Of Manufacturers 1949-1957, James G. Scoville
Honors Papers
Since the appearance of Keynes' General Theory the major point of macro-economic emphasis has been upon the conditions and inducements necessary for capital investment. The general view on the dynamic processes of the economy has been largely altered in this past quarter century. No longer do we believe that what is saved automatically finds its way into investment, with total demand---and, hence, income---remaining constant. The Great Depression the development of fairly decent time series, and the often biting words of Keynes have given business cycle theory a new outlook and a new direction. I do not propose to discuss all …