Riesgo soberano e inversión extranjera directa en Colombia, 2003-2018

Abstract

This study examines the effect of sovereign risk on the Foreign Direct Investments (FDI) flows in Colombia during the 2003-2018 period. For this purpose, quarterly data about the Emerging Market Bond Index Global (Embig) is used as a proxy for sovereign risk, FDI inward flows and a set of control variables. Through a regression analysis with Ordinary Least Square (OLS) and Generalized Method of Moments (GMM) it is found that sovereign risk has a strong impact on the FDI inward flows, explaining the 22 % of the total FDI variation. It is also ratified the substantial effect of sovereign risk on the FDI inward flows with an impulse-response function. By controlling for a trade openness and a business confidence index, it is concluded that the private agents confidence matter and the trade openness is determining in the attraction of foreign capital inward flows.