Elizabeth Asiedu

Howard University - Department of Economics

2400 6th St NW

Washington, DC 20059

United States

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On the Determinants of Foreign Direct Investment to Developing Countries: Is Africa Different?

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On the Determinants of Foreign Direct Investment to Developing Countries: Is Africa Different?

Number of pages: 24 Posted: 11 Sep 2001
Elizabeth Asiedu
Howard University - Department of Economics
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Africa, Foreign Direct Investment, Developing Countries

On the Determinants of Foreign Direct Investment to Developing Countries: Is Africa Different?

Posted: 16 Jan 2002
Elizabeth Asiedu
Howard University - Department of Economics

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Africa, capital flows, foreign direct investment, investment risk, developing countries

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Foreign Direct Investment in Africa: The Role of Natural Resources, Market Size, Government Policy, Institutions and Political Instability

Number of pages: 24 Posted: 09 May 2005
Elizabeth Asiedu
Howard University - Department of Economics
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Africa, corruption, foreign direct investment, institutions, natural resources, political instability

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Ownership Structure in Foreign Direct Investment Projects

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Ownership Structure in Foreign Direct Investment Projects

University of Illinois, Office of Reseach, CIBER Working Paper No. 98-108
Number of pages: 49 Posted: 22 Mar 1999
Elizabeth Asiedu and Hadi Salehi Esfahani
Howard University - Department of Economics and University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
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Ownership Structure in Foreign Direct Investment Projects

Posted: 10 Jan 2002
Elizabeth Asiedu and Hadi Salehi Esfahani
Howard University - Department of Economics and University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

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Multinational enterprises, equity structure, restrictions, firm and country characteristics

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Capital Controls and Foreign Direct Investment

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Capital Controls and Foreign Direct Investment

Number of pages: 25 Posted: 14 Jul 2003
Elizabeth Asiedu and Donald D. Lien
Howard University - Department of Economics and University of Texas at San Antonio - College of Business - Department of Economics
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Capital controls, capital flows, developing countries, foreign direct investment, liberalization

Capital Controls and Foreign Direct Investment

Posted: 20 Mar 2004
Elizabeth Asiedu and Donald D. Lien
Howard University - Department of Economics and University of Texas at San Antonio - College of Business - Department of Economics

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Capital controls, capital flows, current account restrictions, developing countries, foreign direct investment, liberalization

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The Determinants of Foreign Direct Investment Employment Restrictions

Number of pages: 27 Posted: 04 Nov 2005
Elizabeth Asiedu and Hadi Salehi Esfahani
Howard University - Department of Economics and University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
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Employment, Foregn Direct Investment, Restrictions

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On the Impact of Foreign Aid in Education on Growth: How Relevant is the Heterogeneity of Aid Flows and the Heterogeneity of Aid Recipients?

Number of pages: 27 Posted: 24 Apr 2007
Elizabeth Asiedu and Boaz Nandwa
Howard University - Department of Economics and International Monetary Fund
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Education, Foreign Aid, Growth

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Democracy, Foreign Direct Investment and Natural Resources

Number of pages: 39 Posted: 18 Dec 2010
Elizabeth Asiedu and Donald D. Lien
Howard University - Department of Economics and University of Texas at San Antonio - College of Business - Department of Economics
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Democracy, Foreign Direct Investment, Natural Resources

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Does Foreign Aid Mitigate the Adverse Effect of Expropriation Risk on Foreign Direct Investment?

Number of pages: 38 Posted: 05 Mar 2009 Last Revised: 04 May 2009
Elizabeth Asiedu, Yi Jin and Boaz Nandwa
Howard University - Department of Economics, Southwestern University of Finance and Economics (SWUFE) and International Monetary Fund
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Expropriation, Foreign Aid, FDI, Risk, Sub-Saharan Africa

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Do Lack of Transparency and Enforcement Undermine International Risk-Sharing?

Number of pages: 27 Posted: 03 Nov 2005
Elizabeth Asiedu, Yi Jin and Anne P. Villamil
Howard University - Department of Economics, University of Kansas - Department of Economics and University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign - Department of Economics
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Contracts, Enforcement, Insurance, Institutions, IMF, International Risk Sharing, Multilateral Agencies.

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Promoting Efficient Institutions and Providing Insurance Services: A Dual Role for Multilateral Agencies

Number of pages: 29 Posted: 13 Jul 2003
Elizabeth Asiedu and Anne P. Villamil
Howard University - Department of Economics and University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign - Department of Economics
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Contracts, Costly State Verification, Insurance, International Risk Sharing, Multilateral Organizations

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Is the World Flat? Differential Regulation of Domestic and Foreign-Owned Firms

Number of pages: 29 Posted: 08 Dec 2006
Elizabeth Asiedu and Hadi Salehi Esfahani
Howard University - Department of Economics and University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
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Employment Regulation, Foreign Direct Investment, Political Economy

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The Determinants of Electricity Constraints by Firms in Developing Countries

Number of pages: 39 Posted: 08 Jul 2021
Elizabeth Asiedu
Howard University - Department of Economics
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Electricity constraints, Energy Poverty, Firms, Institutions

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On the Relationship between Financial Constraints and Firm Owners' Gender: Does Sub-Saharan Africa Mirror Other Regions?

Number of pages: 47 Posted: 18 Feb 2025
Elizabeth Asiedu, Divine Fiave and Alexander Opoku
Howard University - Department of Economics, Independent and School of Economics University of Cape Coast, Ghana
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Gender, financial constraints, firms, Sub-Saharan Africa, women empowerment JEL Classification: G32, L26, J16, O16, R58

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Share the Love: Parental Bias, Women Empowerment and Intergenerational Mobility

Number of pages: 22 Posted: 18 Sep 2024
Elizabeth Asiedu, Théophile Azomahou, Yoseph Getachew and Eleni Abraham Yitbarek
Howard University - Department of Economics, University of Strasbourg, University of Pretoria and Maastricht University
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Discount Factors and Thresholds: Foreign Investment When Enforcement is Imperfect

Posted: 21 Apr 2002
Elizabeth Asiedu and Anne P. Villamil
Howard University - Department of Economics and University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign - Department of Economics

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Intertemporal Enforcement, Foreign Investment, Discount Factor

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Imperfect Enforcement, Foreign Investment and Foreign Aid

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Imperfect Enforcement, Foreign Investment and Foreign Aid

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Working Paper No. 00-126
Posted: 17 Apr 2001
Elizabeth Asiedu and Anne P. Villamil
Howard University - Department of Economics and University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign - Department of Economics

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enforcement, foreign aid, foreign investment, and multilateral organizations

Imperfect Enforcement, Foreign Investment and Foreign Aid

Posted: 21 Apr 2002
Elizabeth Asiedu and Anne P. Villamil
Howard University - Department of Economics and University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign - Department of Economics

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Enforcement, Foreign Aid, Foreign Investment and Multilateral Organizations