Liberia, 24 August 2021

Dr. Ziva Rozen-Bakher’s Academic Blog on Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) and International Trade: Risks versus Opportunities

Dr. Ziva Rozen-Bakher - Researcher in International Business with a focus on Risks

In this blog, I focus each time on Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) and International Trade in a certain country or territory in terms of how Location Factors (Political, Economic, Technological, Ecological, Legal and Cultural) and Entry Modes (e.g. M&As, Export and Greenfield) impact the attractiveness - or vice versa - the risks of FDI and International Trade in the specific country or territory. Still, keep in mind that each risk may lead to an opportunity for resolving problems via suitable FDI and International Trade, while each opportunity for FDI and International Trade may involve risks.

Political Risks: Regime Transformation, Political Instability, Wars, Conflicts, Geopolitical Conflicts, Sanctions, Global Terror, Regional Crises, and Global Crises.

Economic Risks: Economic Instability, Restrictions on FDI and International Trade, Impact of FDI on Labour Markets; International Trade Agreements and Trade Wars

Strategic Risks: Strategic Risks in M&As, Integration in M&As, Cultural Distance, Cultural Openness, Labour Unions in M&As

Liberia - Foreign Direct Investment and International Trade

Key Figures of FDI and International Trade

GDP per capita, PPP: $1,428.2 (2020)

Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$): $86.68 (Millions) (2019)

Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$): $101.97 (Millions) (2019)

Exports of goods and services (BoP, current US$): $554.01 (Millions) (2019)

Imports of goods and services (BoP, current US$): $1,243.80 (Millions) (2019)

Source: World Bank

Information and Data on FDI and International Trade

Investing in Liberia - International Trade Portal International Trade Portal (lloydsbanktrade.com)

FactSheetLiberia_2021_new (unctad.org)

Trade Profile - Liberia - International Trade Portal International Trade Portal (lloydsbanktrade.com)

Liberia - United States Department of State

Macro Data

Liberia | Data (worldbank.org)

Liberia and the IMF

General Information and Political Information

Liberia - The World Factbook (cia.gov)

Liberia country profile - BBC News

Research Papers and Research Books

Culture and Customs of Liberia - Ayodeji Olukoju - Google Books

Outsourcing Education: Experimental Evidence from Liberia - American Economic Association (aeaweb.org)

International Intervention and the Rule of Law after Civil War: Evidence from Liberia | International Organization | Cambridge Core

Natural resource sector FDI, government policy, and economic growth: Quasi-experimental evidence from Liberia - ScienceDirect

The Effect of Foreign Direct Investment on the Hospitality Industry in Liberia: A Case Study on the Chinese Investment (repec.org)

Liberia rising? Foreign direct investment, persistent inequalities and political tensions: Peacebuilding: Vol 4, No 3 (tandfonline.com)

Extralegal Groups in Post-Conflict Liberia: How Trade Makes the State - Christine Cheng - Google Books

Engineering Informal Institutions: Long-Run Impacts of Alternative Dispute Resolution on Violence and Property Rights in Liberia | The Journal of Politics: Vol 83, No 1 (uchicago.edu)

Secondary school science teachers’ attitudes towards STEM education in Liberia: International Journal of Science Education: Vol 43, No 2 (tandfonline.com)

Factors affecting e‐government adoption in Liberia: A practitioner perspective - Mensah - 2021 - The Electronic Journal of Information Systems in Developing Countries - Wiley Online Library

Sustainability | Free Full-Text | Identifying Water Crossings in Rural Liberia and Rwanda Using Remote and Field-Based Methods (mdpi.com)

Interrogating the private in public school outsourcing in Liberia | Cu (taylorfrancis.com)

Public Policy and Politics via Documentaries and in-Depth TV News Programs

Keep in mind that Documentaries and in-Depth TV News programs usually reflect a certain viewpoint. ZRB

A Documentary on Liberia Forest Sector Project - YouTube

Liberia's National Adaptation Plan - Full Documentary - YouTube

Important History Events

Why History? History shapes the present and future and even may repeat itself. ZRB

Christianity and Politics in Doe's Liberia - Paul Gifford - Google Books

Historical Dictionary of Liberia - Elwood D. Dunn, Amos J. Beyan, Carl Patrick Burrowes - Google Books

"Evolution of Deadly Conflict in Liberia: From "Paternaltarianism" to S" by Jeremy I. Levitt (famu.edu)

Liberia 1989-1994: A Study of Ethnic and Spiritual Violence on JSTOR

Other Issues

Issues that may have indirect effects or long-run effects either on opportunities or risks of FDI and International Trade. ZRB

Liberia: The Violence of Democracy - Mary H. Moran - Google Books

Strengthening the community health program in Liberia: Lessons learned from a health system approach to inform program design and better prepare for future shocks (nih.gov)

Ebola Warriors. Red Cross workers in Liberia battling the deadly disease - YouTube

Dying at the Hospital Door: Ebola Virus Outbreak | The New York Times - YouTube

Infection Prevention and Control in Liberia 5 Years After Ebola: A Case Study - Laura Jean Ridge, Amy Witkoski Stimpfel, Robin Toft Klar, Victoria Vaughan Dickson, Allison Patricia Squires, 2021 (sagepub.com)

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