Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: https://hdl.handle.net/10419/2582 
Year of Publication: 
2001
Series/Report no.: 
Kiel Working Paper No. 1047
Publisher: 
Kiel Institute of World Economics (IfW), Kiel
Abstract: 
Mercosur countries have witnessed a boom of foreign direct investment (FDI) inflows since the early 1990s. However, regional integration, viewed in isolation, was not sufficient for the subregion to regain its attractiveness to FDI. FDI growth in individual Mercosur countries was closely related to reform efforts on the national level.The pattern of EU FDI in the subregion reveals some significant changes, notably in terms of its major sources and its sectoral composition. Furthermore, EU investors pursued strategies that differed from those of other foreign investors. Yet, the character of EU FDI has essentially remained unchanged so far. Whether efficiency-seeking FDI by the EU in Mercosur will gain prominence in the future depends critically on Mercosur's trade policy.
Subjects: 
efficiency-seeking FDI
regional integration
trade policy
EU-Mercosur relations
market-seeking FDI
JEL: 
F36
F21
Document Type: 
Working Paper

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