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Exchange Rates and Competition for FDI

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  • Yuqing Xing
  • Guanghua Wan

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This paper analyses the role of exchange rates in the competition for FDI. Based on the assumption that two countries compete for FDI from the same source country, the paper shows explicitly that the relative FDI of one country is determined by the relative real exchange rate between its currency and that of the source country. The theoretical result suggests that, if the currency of one FDI recipient country appreciates against the source country more than that of its rival, its FDI inflows will decrease while the competing country's FDI will increase.

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  • Yuqing Xing & Guanghua Wan, 2004. "Exchange Rates and Competition for FDI," WIDER Working Paper Series RP2004-64, World Institute for Development Economic Research (UNU-WIDER).
    • Handle: RePEc:unu:wpaper:rp2004-64
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