Investment Papers

Abrego, Lisandro. "Trade Liberalization and Foreign Direct Investment: An Applied General Equilibrium Model for Costa Rica." CSGR, April 1999.

Agrawal, Pradeep. "Economic Impact of Foreign Direct Investment in South Asia." World Bank, January 2000.

Basevi, Giorgio and Ottaviano, Gianmarco. "The District Goes Global: Export vs. FDI." European University Institute, July 1999.

Beck, Thorsten. "Financial Development and International Trade. Is There a Link?" World Bank, May 2001.

Beck, Thorsten. "Financial Dependence and International Trade." World Bank, May 2001.

Charlton, Andrew. Incentive Bidding for Mobile Investment: Economic Consequences and Potential Responses. The Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development. A paper on issues of competition and investment. January, 2003.

Das, Dilip K. Morphogenesis of the Global Trading System in an Evolving International Economic Environment.  July 2002.

Das, Satya P. "An Indian Perspective on WTO Rules on Direct Foreign Investment " World Bank, December 1999.

DeRosa, Dean. "Foreign Trade and Investment Policy in Developing Asia." ADR International, October 1999.

Drabek, Zdenek. "A Multilateral Agreement on Investment: Convincing the Skeptics." World Trade Organization, June 1998.

Drabek, Zdenek. "Investment Policies and Telecommunications Regimes." World Trade Organization, August 2001.

Eriksen, Janne and Hansen, Michael. "Environmental Aspects of Danish Direct Investment in Developing Countries: Managing the Environment in an Open Economy." UNCTAD, January 1999.

Ferrarini, Benno."A Multilateral Framework for Investment?." Chapter 1 of "The Singapore Issues and the World Trading System: The Road to Cancun and Beyond", July 2003.

Gibbs, M. and M. Mashayeki: "The Uruguay Round Negotiations on Investment: Lessons for Future Negotiations." UNCTAD. March 1998 

Guoming, Xian et al. "The Interface Between Foreign Direct Investment and the Environment: The Case of China." UNCTAD, April 1999.

Hansen, Michael. "Cross Border Environmental Management in Transnational Corporations." UNCTAD, June 1999.

Hoekman, Bernard and Saggi, Kamal. "Multilateral Disciplines for Investment-Related Policies?" World Bank, May 1999.

Jha, Veena. "Investment Liberalization and Environmental Protection : Conflicts and Compatibilities in the Case of India." UNCTAD, January 1999.

Kaminski, Bartolomiej.  "How Accession to the European Union Has Affected External Trade and Foreign Direct Investment in Central European Economies" 2000.

Kaminski, Bartlomiej and Beata K. Smarzynska. "Foreign Direct Investment and Integration into Global Production and Distribution Networks: The Case of Poland." World Bank, October 2001.

Klien, Michael; Carl Aaron, and Bita Hadjimichael. "Foreign Direct Investment and Poverty Reduction." World Bank, May 2001.

Lal, Deepak. Financial Exuberance: Savings Deposits, Fiscal Deficits and Interest Rates in India.  University of California, LA, December 2002.

Lehmann, Alexander. "Country Risks and the Investment Activities of U.S. Multinationals in Developing Countries." Working Paper of the International Monetary Fund, October 1999.

Leigh, Andrew and Wolfers, Justin and Zitzewitz, Eric. What do Financial Markets Think of War in Iraq? Stanford Graduate School of Business. Research Paper. March 2003.

Mann, Howard and Araya, Monica. "An Investment Regime for the Americas: Challenges and Opportunities for Sustainability." Yale Center for Environmental Law and Policy, March 2001.

Markusen, James. "Foreign Direct Investment and Trade." Center for International Economic Studies, April 2000.

Markusen, James. "Multilateral Rules on Foreign Direct Investment: The Developing Countries' Stake." University of Colorado and NBER, October 1998

Maskus, Keith and Bora, Bijit. "Intellectual Property Rights and Foreign Direct Investment." Center for International Economic Studies, May 2000.

Mattoo; Aaditya; Marcelo Olarreaga, and Kamal Saggi. Mode of Foreign Entry, Technology Transfer, and Foreign Direct Investment Policy. World Bank, December 2001.

Morisset, Jacques. "Foreign Direct Investment in Africa: Policies Do Matter." World Bank, November 2000.

Morisset, Jacques and Olivier Lumenga Neso.  Administrative Barriers to Foreign Investment in Developing Countries. World Bank, May 2002.

Morisset, Jacques and Neda Pirnia.  "How Tax Policy and Incentives Affect Foreign Direct Investment".

OECD. "Open Markets Matter: The Benefits of Trade and Investment Liberalization." OECD Policy Brief, October 1999.

Prasad, Eswar, Kenneth Rogoff, Shang-Jin Wei, M. Ayhan Kose. Effects of Financial Globalization on Developing Countries: Some Empirical Evidence. International Monetary Fund. March, 2003.

Razin, Assaf; Efraim Sadka and Tarek Coury.  Trade Openness and Investment Instability. NBER, March 2002.

Saggi, Kamal. "Trade, Foreign Direct Investment, and International Technology Transfer." World Bank, May 2000.

Sanna-Randaccio, Francesca. "Why We Need a MAID (MAI for Development)." University of Rome, January 2001.

Sauvé, Pierre and Wilkie, Christopher. "Exploring Approaches to Investment Liberalization in the GATS." Harvard University, July 1999.

Schwartz, Galina. "Non-Enforceability of Trade Treaties and the Most-Favored Nation Clause: a Game Theoretic Analysis of Investment Distortions." Princeton University, March 2000.

Sharma, Kishor. "Export Growth in India: Has FDI Played a Role?" Economic Growth Center at Yale University, July 2000.

Singh, Ajit. Foreign Direct Investment and International Agreements: A South Perspective. South Centre, October 2001.

Singh, Harinder and Kwang W. Jun. "Some New Evidence on Determinants of Foreign Direct Investment in Developing Countries".  The World Bank, November 1995.

Smarzynska, Beata.  "Composition of Foreign Direct Investment and Protection of Intellectual Property Rights: Evidence From Transition Economies."  World Bank, 2002.

Smarzynska, Beata. "Composition of Foreign Direct Investment and Protection of Intellectual Property Rights in Transition Economies." World Bank, 1999.

US GAO. "North American Free Trade Agreement: US Experience with Environment, Labor, and Investment Dispute Settlement Cases." The United States General Accounting Office, July 2001.

von Moltke, Konrad. "An International Investment Regime? Issues of Sustainability." International Institute for Sustainable Development, 2000.

Yue, Chia Siow; Freeman, Nick; Bora, Bijit; Urata, Shujiro. "East Asia and Options for WTO 2000 Negotiations on Investment." World Bank, July 1999.

Wheeler, David. "Racing to the Bottom? Foreign Investment and Air Pollution in Developing Countries." World Bank, February 2001.

Wong, Kar-yiu. "Direct Investment Liberalization, Commodity Trade, and Income Distribution: What can the WTO Do?" Washington University, November 1999.

Zarsky, Lyuba; Kevin Gallagher. "Searching for the Holy Grail? Making FDI work for Sustainable Development" Global Development and Environment Institute at Tufts University, March 2003.

Zarsky, Lyuba. "Havens, Halos and Spaghetti: Untangling the Evidence About the Relationship Between Foreign Investment and the Environment." Nautilus Institute, January 1999.

Other Resources

Kaukab, Rashid S. Speech at the Wilton Park Conference. "TRIPs, TRIMs, Agriculture and Services: A Southern Perspective." South Centre, July 1999.

The OAS Foreign Trade Information Service Investment Page provides full text of investment treaties, background information and more.

UNCTAD's Positive Agenda for Investment. Resources and Publications.

United States Information Agency. "Promoting Trade and Investment in Africa." Economic Perspectives, August 1999. (Symposium of articles)