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FDI, Trade and Integration in Mercosur

Castilho, Marta and Zignago, Soledad (2002): FDI, Trade and Integration in Mercosur. Published in: Multinationals and Foreign Investment in Economic Development , Vol. DOI:, No. Edward M. Graham (Ed.) (April 2005)

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Abstract

In the 90’s, the Mercosur countries experienced a strong growth of trade and foreign direct investment (FDI). To examine the relationship between FDI, trade and regional integration in the Mercosur, we tested different disaggregated gravity equations on trade and FDI flows between two Mercosur members – Argentina and Brazil – and their partners during the 90’s. Our results attest a strong relationship between FDI and imports, but a weak and negative linkage between FDI and exports. This reinforces the perception that the investment flows into the Mercosur countries has generated strong flows of imports without generating exports. Another important result is the relevance of Mercosur in multinational firms strategies that seems to be different depending on the country where the firm is located. Firms installed in Brazil give an importance to the regional market while the firms installed in Argentina, assume that regional market is not a relevant issue.

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