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contents The influence of arbitrary and pervasive corruption on FDI inflows and the moderating effect of corruption distance: evidence from Latin America Daniel Mendes Pessegueiro Manuel Aníbal Silva Portugal Vasconcelos Ferreira Nuno Rosa Reis Cláudia Sofia Frias Pinto Administración y Contabilidad Latin America Corruption distance Arbitrary corruption Pervasive corruption Foreign direct investment 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. 2018 artículo científico 1980-4865 https://www.redalyc.org/articulo.oa?id=557559053006 https://www.redalyc.org/journal/5575/557559053006/ https://www.redalyc.org/journal/5575/557559053006/html/ https://www.redalyc.org/journal/5575/557559053006/557559053006.epub https://www.redalyc.org/journal/5575/557559053006/movil https://doi.org/10.18568/1980-4865.13150-62 en http://www.redalyc.org/revista.oa?id=5575 Revista Eletrônica de Negócios Internacionais (Internext) application/pdf Escola Superior de Propaganda e Marketing Revista Eletrônica de Negócios Internacionais (Internext) (Brasil) Num.1 Vol.13
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spellingShingle The influence of arbitrary and pervasive corruption on FDI inflows and the moderating effect of corruption distance: evidence from Latin America
Daniel Mendes Pessegueiro
Administración y Contabilidad
Latin America
Corruption distance
Arbitrary corruption
Pervasive corruption
Foreign direct investment
The influence of arbitrary and pervasive corruption on FDI inflows and the moderating effect of corruption distance: evidence from Latin America Daniel Mendes Pessegueiro Manuel Aníbal Silva Portugal Vasconcelos Ferreira Nuno Rosa Reis Cláudia Sofia Frias Pinto Administración y Contabilidad Latin America Corruption distance Arbitrary corruption Pervasive corruption Foreign direct investment 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. 2018 artículo científico 1980-4865 https://www.redalyc.org/articulo.oa?id=557559053006 https://www.redalyc.org/journal/5575/557559053006/ https://www.redalyc.org/journal/5575/557559053006/html/ https://www.redalyc.org/journal/5575/557559053006/557559053006.epub https://www.redalyc.org/journal/5575/557559053006/movil https://doi.org/10.18568/1980-4865.13150-62 en http://www.redalyc.org/revista.oa?id=5575 Revista Eletrônica de Negócios Internacionais (Internext) application/pdf Escola Superior de Propaganda e Marketing Revista Eletrônica de Negócios Internacionais (Internext) (Brasil) Num.1 Vol.13
title The influence of arbitrary and pervasive corruption on FDI inflows and the moderating effect of corruption distance: evidence from Latin America
topic Administración y Contabilidad
Latin America
Corruption distance
Arbitrary corruption
Pervasive corruption
Foreign direct investment
url https://www.redalyc.org/articulo.oa?id=557559053006
https://www.redalyc.org/journal/5575/557559053006/
https://www.redalyc.org/journal/5575/557559053006/html/
https://www.redalyc.org/journal/5575/557559053006/557559053006.epub
https://www.redalyc.org/journal/5575/557559053006/movil
https://doi.org/10.18568/1980-4865.13150-62