Externe Publikationen

Investment Facilitation for Development Agreement: potential gains

Balistreri, Edward J. / Zoryana Olekseyuk
Externe Publikationen (2024)

in: Yeutter Institute Working Paper, Lincoln/USA: University of Nebraska

Volltext/Full text

We investigate the potential effects of the newly negotiated WTO Investment Facilitation for Development (IFD) Agreement depending on the coverage of implemented provisions. The analysis is methodologically based on a multi-region general equilibrium simulation model including bilateral representative firms, foreign direct investment (FDI) and monopolistic competition. The results suggest substantial global welfare gains ranging between 0.63% for the IFD binding provisions and 1.73% for all IFD provisions. Countries in the group of Friends of Investment Facilitation for Development (FIFD) as well as low and middle-income countries gain the most. The benefits for all regions increase together with the coverage of the implemented IFD provisions as well as with the rising number of participating countries. This provides a strong incentive for non-participating developing countries to join the IFD, reform their investment frameworks in line with the IFD agenda, and use the support structure contained in the section on special and differential treatment.

Über die IDOS-Autorin

Weitere IDOS-Expert*innen zu diesem Thema

Berger, Axel

Politikwissenschaft 

Brandi, Clara

Ökonomie und Politikwissenschaft 

Gitt, Florian

Ökonomie 

Goedeking, Nicholas

Vergleichende politische Ökonomie 

Haug, Sebastian

Politikwissenschaft 

Kachelmann, Matthias

Politikwissenschaft 

Kornher, Lukas

Ökonomie 

Li, Hangwei

Politikwissenschaft 

Novoselova, Anna

Politikwissenschaften 

Nowack, Daniel

Politikwissenschaftler 

Stender, Frederik

Ökonom 

Stewart, Benjamin

Sozialwissenschaft 

Vogel, Tim

Ökonomie 

Volz, Ulrich

Ökonom 

Wehrmann, Dorothea

Soziologie 

Wingens, Christopher

Politikwissenschaftler 

Kontakt

Cornelia Hornschild
Koordinatorin Publikationen

E-Mail Cornelia.Hornschild@idos-research.de
Telefon +49 (0)228 94927-135
Fax +49 (0)228 94927-130

Alexandra Fante
Bibliothekarin/Open Access-Koordinatorin

E-Mail Alexandra.Fante@idos-research.de
Telefon +49 (0)228 94927-321
Fax +49 (0)228 94927-130