O efeito dos desastres naturais no investimento estrangeiro direto dos países

Joseli Konig Ramos; Juliano Krug; Paula Carolina Ferretti; Adriana Kroenke

doi:10.5585/riae.v20i1.16234

Authors

Joseli Konig Ramos Fundação Getúlio Vargas – FGV https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0950-3977
Juliano Krug Universidade Regional de Blumenau – FURB https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9143-4394
Paula Carolina Ferretti Universidade Regional de Blumenau – FURB https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9291-4894
Adriana Kroenke Universidade Federal do Paraná – UFPR https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6625-3017

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.5585/riae.v20i1.16234

Keywords:

Natural disasters, Foreign direct investment, International strategy.

Abstract

Objective: This study aims to analyze the influence of natural disasters on countries' FDI.

Method: We used data from 137 countries, considering the period from 2011 to 2017. The secondary data used to measure Foreign Direct Investment are from the UNCTAD - United Nations Conference on Trade and Development following the study by Alfaro et al. (2004). For data on natural disasters, the EM-DAT database - The International Disaster Database provided by CRED - Center for Research on the Epidemiology of Disasters - was used, based on the studies by Toya & Skidmore (2007) and Escaleras & Register (2011). The analysis was performed through Linear Regression of panel data.

Originality/Relevance: This study points to a direction of research for those interested in expanding the flows of Foreign Direct Investment in their countries, being significant in the field of business, government, public policy makers and the third sector.

Results: The results show that when an economy suffers from natural disasters that cause deaths and, consequently, a reduction in human capital, foreign investors can negatively portray this fact. On the other hand, the number of occurrences and the loss in millions of dollars when analyzed individually do not discourage FDI and the presence of multinationals in the affected country. The variables: total of injured, total of affected, and total of homeless have no relation with FDI in the analyzed sample. It is indicated that, in the face of a natural disaster, countries create opportunities for the replacement and reconstruction of infrastructure and human capital.

Theoretical contribution: We seek to contribute theoretically to the recent increase of studies that verify the relationship between natural disasters and FDI in the light of the institution-based view. We direct greater understanding to the premise that natural disasters affect a country's economy as they cause FDI reduction, and we provide the foundation for future studies. While previous studies are concerned with FDI determinants, being tax incentives and property rights, this study focuses specifically on the different variables that aggregate natural disasters. In addition, the study aims to expand the perception of decision makers, belonging to the government, private entities and the third sector, so that they can reduce and prevent the occurrence of natural disasters, thus attracting FDI flows in their countries.

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Author Biographies

Joseli Konig Ramos, Fundação Getúlio Vargas – FGV

MBA em Gestão de Pessoas, Fundação Getúlio Vargas – FGV

Juliano Krug, Universidade Regional de Blumenau – FURB

Mestre em Administração, Universidade Regional de Blumenau – FURB

Paula Carolina Ferretti, Universidade Regional de Blumenau – FURB

Mestre em Administração, Universidade Regional de Blumenau – FURB

Adriana Kroenke, Universidade Federal do Paraná – UFPR

Doutora em Métodos Numéricos em Engenharia, Universidade Federal do Paraná – UFPR

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