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English to Portuguese: Location Determinants of FDI: a Literature Review (Introduction)
Source text - English 1. Introduction
Foreign direct investment (FDI) is regarded as a factor that drives economic growth (Wang,
2009). Many governments from developed and developing countries believe that FDI can
help them get through stagnation and even circumvent the poverty trap (Brooks et al., 2010).
In this context, the detailed analysis of the determinants of FDI has provided invaluable
information.
Various theories have been developed since the 1960s to explain FDI. These theories
proclaim a number of determinants that could explain foreign direct investment flows,
involving the micro (e.g., organisational aspects) and macro (e.g., resource allocation)
dimensions (Dunning and Lundan, 2008). The micro dimension includes factors intrinsic to
the company itself, such as ownership advantages, cost reduction and economies of scale,
whereas the macro dimension concerns market specific factors such as barriers to entry,
availability of resources, political stability, country risk and market size, among others (Faeth,
2009).
Several empirical studies have been published on the assessment of which key determinants
explain the investment of multinational firms in a given location (macro dimension).
However, there is no general agreement insofar as some studies have not found any
statistically significant relation with respect to certain determinants. Our study thus uses a
review of the theoretical approaches to FDI and published empirical studies to identify which
factors have been found to be most robust in terms of attracting FDI to a specific country, and
so explain the geographic distribution of FDI worldwide.
The article is organised as follows. Section 2 briefly describes the various theoretical
approaches that have tried to explain FDI flows over the years. Section 3 identifies the
location determinants of FDI in the various empirical studies. The paper ends with
conclusions and suggestions for future research, in Section 4.
Translation - Portuguese 1. Introdução
Investimento direto externo (IDE) é considerado como um fator que leva ao crescimento econômico (Wang, 2009). Muitos governos de países desenvolvidos e em desenvolvimento podem ajudá-los a atravessar a estagnação e inclusive cercar a armadilha da pobreza (Brooks et al., 2010).
Neste contexto, a análise detalhada das determinantes do IDE tem fornecido informação inestimável.
Diversas teorias proclamam um número de determinantes que poderiam explicar flutuações no investimento externo direto, envolvendo as micro (e.g., aspectos organizacionais) e macro (e.g., alocação de recursos) dimensões (Dunning e Lundan, 2008). A micro dimensão inclui fatores intrísecos à empresa em si, como vantagens de propriedade, redução de custos e economias de escala, onde a macro dimensão relaciona-se a fatores específicos de mercado como barreiras à entrada, disponibilidade de recursos, estabilidade política, risco-país e tamanho do mercado, além de outras (Faeth, 2009).
Diversos estudos empíricos têm sido publicados na avaliação nos quais determinantes-chave explicam o investimento de firmas multinacionais em uma determinada localização (macro dimensão).
Porém, não há consenso dado que alguns estudos não acharam nenhuma relação estatisticamente significante com respeito a certos determinantes. Nosso estudo portando usa uma revisão de abordagens teóricas ao IDE e publicou estudos empíricos que identificam quais fatores foram considerados os mais robustos em termos de atrair IDE para um país específico, e explicar deste modo a distribuição geográfica do IDE no mundo. O artigo é organizado como se segue. A Seção 2 brevemente descreve as abordagens teóricas que tentaram exlpicar a flutuação no IDE ao longo dos anos. A Seção 3 identifica as determinantes locacionais do IDE nos diversos estudos empíricos. O artigo termina com conclusões e sugestões para uma pesquisa futura, na Seção 4.
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I am a brazilian college student trying to get some experience on translating any kind of texts in english. I do, however, prefer to translate economics texts, since its my favorite subject. I also want to acquire experience on translating texts from portuguese (specially from Brazil) to english.
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Keywords: portuguese, economics, social science, finances, macroeconomics
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