Naslov
The Impact of Bilateral Investment Treaties on Foreign Direct Investment in Switzerland

Autori
Ríos-Morales, Ruth ; Gamberger, Dragan ; Ursprung, Dominique ; Schweizer, Max

Izvornik
The Mexican journal of economics and finance (1665-5346) 9 (2014), 1; 1-18

Vrsta, podvrsta i kategorija rada
Radovi u časopisima, članak, znanstveni

Ključne riječi
international investment ; treaties ; bilateral investment agreements

Sažetak
This study examines the impact of bilateral investment treaties (BITs) on Swiss foreign direct investment (FDI). It also investigates the role of BITs as protective tools of Swiss investment. This paper is based on secondary data analysis ; data is obtained from various official entities. This study uses statistical and machine learning techniques in order to detect meaningful relationships between BITs and FDI flows. Our findings suggest that the implementation of BITs have an insignificant impact on the increase of Swiss FDI flows. However, from our examination, two interesting findings have emerged suggesting that the completion of BITs may have an impact on the increase of political stability and rule of law of partner countries.

Izvorni jezik
Engleski

Znanstvena područja
Računarstvo

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