Foreign Direct Investment and Investment Policy

Dear Colleagues,

International financial flows such as foreign direct investment play an important role in open economies. Such international financial flows are becoming increasingly important for developing countries given their fragile institutions and financial constraints. The situation became even more challenging in 2021 because of the COVID-19 pandemic. For this Special Issue of Economies, we welcome submissions on any topic related to foreign direct investment and investment policy. The purpose of this Special Issue is to collect high-quality recent research on different problems related to foreign direct investment, including research pertaining to, but not limited to, determinants of foreign direct investment, foreign investment and outsourcing, international investment agreements, investment promotion programs, international finance, and investment policy.

This Special Issue welcomes conceptual papers (of around 3000 words), as well as full-length articles on various topics that pertain to foreign direct investment and investment policy. Both empirical and theoretical papers will be considered.

Dr. E. M. Ekanayake
Guest Editor

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