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dc.contributor.authorBlomberg, S. Brocken
dc.contributor.authorMody, Ashokaen
dc.date.accessioned2010-05-14T11:06:37Z-
dc.date.available2010-05-14T11:06:37Z-
dc.date.issued2005-
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10419/31451-
dc.description.abstractThe relevance of political risk to international trade and investment remains a topic of continuing interest. However, summary measures of political risk, including country corruption, do not give consistent results. In this paper, we bring together two recent streams of literature to highlight the role of political risk. We find that violence in the form of terrorism, revolutions, and wars is harmful to international investment. Violence in a source country encourages investment away from the parent to a safer host. Host country violence hurts investment, mainly in developing countries. Developing countries also attract more investment through membership in the World Trade Organization (WTO). We interpret WTO membership as a commitment device that limits the possibility of arbitrary policy changes.en
dc.language.isoengen
dc.publisher|aClaremont McKenna College, Department of Economics |cClaremont, CAen
dc.relation.ispartofseries|aClaremont Colleges Working Papers |x2005-01en
dc.subject.jelE6en
dc.subject.jelH1en
dc.subject.jelH5en
dc.subject.jelD74en
dc.subject.jelO11en
dc.subject.ddc330en
dc.subject.keywordFDIen
dc.subject.keywordTradeen
dc.subject.keywordConflicten
dc.subject.keywordTerrorismen
dc.titleHow severely does violence deter international investment?-
dc.typeWorking Paperen
dc.identifier.ppn505127970en
dc.rightshttp://www.econstor.eu/dspace/Nutzungsbedingungenen

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