Abstract
This paper analyzes the welfare effects of direct foreign investment in a general model that allows for labor market distortions, trade in both intermediate inputs and final goods, export subsidies and protection in the form of either tariffs or quotas. It is shown that, contrary to the conventional wisdom, there is not, in general, any strong connection between the orientation of the trade regime, sectoral capital intensity rankings and the desirability of attracting foreign investment.
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