The influence of arbitrary and pervasive corruption on FDI inflows and the moderating effect of corruption distance: evidence from Latin America
There is no consensus in the literature on the negative effect of corruption on countries’ ability to attract foreign direct investment (FDI). Some countries simultaneously have high levels of corruption and FDI flows. In this study, we distinguish the effect of two types of corruption – arbitrary a...
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doaj-895e33f82ebe4300a7b64a37947313062020-11-25T01:49:53ZengEscola Superior de Propaganda e Marketing - ESPMInternext: Revista Eletrônica de Negócios Internacionais1980-48652018-01-01131506210.18568/1980-4865.13150-62250The influence of arbitrary and pervasive corruption on FDI inflows and the moderating effect of corruption distance: evidence from Latin AmericaDaniel Mendes Pessegueiro0Manuel Portugal Ferreira1Nuno Rosa Reis2Cláudia Frias Pinto3Escola Superior de Tecnologia e Gestão, Instituto Politécnico de Leiria, ESTG-IPL, Leiria, Portugal Centre of Applied Research in Management and Economics, CARME, Leiria, PortugalEscola Superior de Tecnologia e Gestão, Instituto Politécnico de Leiria, ESTG-IPL, Leiria, Portugal Centre of Applied Research in Management and Economics, CARME, Leiria, Portugal Universidade Nove de Julho, PPGA, UNINOVE, São Paulo, SP, BrasilEscola Superior de Tecnologia e Gestão, Instituto Politécnico de Leiria, ESTG-IPL, Leiria, Portugal Centre of Applied Research in Management and Economics, CARME, Leiria, PortugalDUniversidade do Oeste de Santa Catarina, PPGA, UNOESC, Chapecó, SC, BrasilThere is no consensus in the literature on the negative effect of corruption on countries’ ability to attract foreign direct investment (FDI). Some countries simultaneously have high levels of corruption and FDI flows. In this study, we distinguish the effect of two types of corruption – arbitrary and pervasive – and the moderating role of corruption distance between the investor and host country on the ability to attract FDI. In an empirical study of FDI flows into Latin American countries, the results show that high pervasive corruption reduces the attractiveness of FDI and that corruption distance attenuates the negative effect of arbitrary corruption on FDI. The study contributes to the research on the effects of corruption and particularly to understanding the differentiated effects of the types of corruption and of corruption distance on FDI flows.https://internext.espm.br/internext/article/view/422corrupção arbitráriacorrupção generalizadadistância da corrupçãoinvestimento direto estrangeiroamérica latina |
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Daniel Mendes Pessegueiro Manuel Portugal Ferreira Nuno Rosa Reis Cláudia Frias Pinto The influence of arbitrary and pervasive corruption on FDI inflows and the moderating effect of corruption distance: evidence from Latin America Internext: Revista Eletrônica de Negócios Internacionais corrupção arbitrária corrupção generalizada distância da corrupção investimento direto estrangeiro américa latina |
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The influence of arbitrary and pervasive corruption on FDI inflows and the moderating effect of corruption distance: evidence from Latin America |
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The influence of arbitrary and pervasive corruption on FDI inflows and the moderating effect of corruption distance: evidence from Latin America |
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The influence of arbitrary and pervasive corruption on FDI inflows and the moderating effect of corruption distance: evidence from Latin America |
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The influence of arbitrary and pervasive corruption on FDI inflows and the moderating effect of corruption distance: evidence from Latin America |
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The influence of arbitrary and pervasive corruption on FDI inflows and the moderating effect of corruption distance: evidence from Latin America |
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influence of arbitrary and pervasive corruption on fdi inflows and the moderating effect of corruption distance: evidence from latin america |
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Escola Superior de Propaganda e Marketing - ESPM |
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Internext: Revista Eletrônica de Negócios Internacionais |
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1980-4865 |
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2018-01-01 |
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There is no consensus in the literature on the negative effect of corruption on countries’ ability to attract foreign direct investment (FDI). Some countries simultaneously have high levels of corruption and FDI flows. In this study, we distinguish the effect of two types of corruption – arbitrary and pervasive – and the moderating role of corruption distance between the investor and host country on the ability to attract FDI. In an empirical study of FDI flows into Latin American countries, the results show that high pervasive corruption reduces the attractiveness of FDI and that corruption distance attenuates the negative effect of arbitrary corruption on FDI. The study contributes to the research on the effects of corruption and particularly to understanding the differentiated effects of the types of corruption and of corruption distance on FDI flows. |
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corrupção arbitrária corrupção generalizada distância da corrupção investimento direto estrangeiro américa latina |
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