OECD Working Papers on International Investment
Selected studies on international investment and investment policy prepared for use within the OECD. They address such issues as investment agreements, dispute settlement, fair and equitable treatment, most favored nation treatment, and corruption.
- ISSN: 18151957 (online)
- https://doi.org/10.1787/18151957
OECD's FDI Regulatory Restrictiveness Index
Revision and Extension to more Economies
This paper provides a revised measure of regulatory restrictions on inward foreign direct investment
(FDI) for OECD countries and extends the approach to 13 non-member countries. The methodology is
largely similar to that adopted in the previous version of the OECD indicator and covers three broad
categories of restrictions: limitations on foreign ownership, screening or notification procedures, and
management and operational restrictions. The FDI restrictiveness indicator captures statutory deviations
from "national treatment", i.e. discrimination against foreign investment. When combined with other
factors having an influence on foreign investment decisions, it has proven to be a good predictor of
countries' inward FDI performance.
Keywords: foreign ownership, foreign direct investment, FDI restrictions
JEL:
F23: International Economics / International Factor Movements and International Business / Multinational Firms; International Business;
F21: International Economics / International Factor Movements and International Business / International Investment; Long-Term Capital Movements
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