Investement inflows and sustainable development in a natural resource-dependent economy

Angelo Antoci, Paolo Russu () and Elisa Ticci ()

Department of Economic Policy, Finance and Development (DEPFID) University of Siena from Department of Economic Policy, Finance and Development (DEPFID), University of Siena

Abstract: In the current age of trade and financial openness, remote and poor local economies are becoming increasingly exposed to inflows of external capital. The new investors - enjoying lower credit constraints than local dwellers - might play a propulsive role for the local development. At the same time, inflows of external capitals can produce environmental externalities on local natural resource-dependent activities. We analyze a two-sector model where both sectors damage the environment but only one relies on natural resources. We assess under which conditions the coexistence of the two sectors is compatible with sustainable development and we investigate the effects of environmental regulation and of external capital investment incentives on the welfare of the local populations.

Keywords: foreign direct investments; environmental externalities; poverty. (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: D62 F21 F43 O41 O44 Q20 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2011-04
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Working Paper: Investment inflows and sustainable development in a natural resource-dependent economy (2013)
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