Factores determinantes de la IED en los países del DR- CAFTA a partir del método AHP
Tesis Materias > Ingeniería Universidad Internacional Iberoamericana México > Investigación > Tesis Doctorales Cerrado Español En la investigación se analiza el comportamiento de la IED en América Latina y su disminución a partir del año 2012, situación que se agrava por la pandemia de la COVID - 19 a partir del año 2020. En este contexto se estudian los métodos tradicionales utilizados en América Latina para la evaluación de la inversión extranjera y se realiza una fundamentación teórica del método Multicriterio AHP, sus ventajas para la utilización en la toma de decisiones y al mismo tiempo se advierte que dicho método tiene una escasa experiencia de su utilización en la inversión extranjera en la región. Posteriormente se explica el proceso de negociación en el DR-CAFTA y el impacto de la inversión extranjera en la subregión que permite confirmar que el DR- CAFTA no ha contribuido al incremento del bienestar de la población de los países y en especial en República Dominicana. Si bien los resultados de la IED han sido desfavorables, los bajos montos de la inversión local son insuficientes y se necesita incrementar la IED para el desarrollo. Por esa razón, se hace necesario determinar a partir de los factores seleccionados a través del modelo multicriterio AHP, los países más atractivos para la IED y realizar las propuestas de política económica para que los países receptores sean más atractivos para esta inversión. La metodología de investigación es mixta, se utilizan métodos cuantitativo y cualitativo, los resultados esperados están relacionados con la determinación de los factores para la selección de los países más atractivos del DR-CAFTA para la IED a través del método AHP y la propuesta de las proyecciones para el incremento de la IED en la subregión. La hipótesis investigativa es que la estabilidad política, la libertad económica, las condiciones de riesgo y los niveles de corrupción son factores claves para la selección de los países más atractivos para la IED en el DR-CAFTA. metadata Cabrera Abinader, Levis Rafael mail lcabrera@pucmm.edu.do (2022) Factores determinantes de la IED en los países del DR- CAFTA a partir del método AHP. Doctoral thesis, SIN ESPECIFICAR.
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En la investigación se analiza el comportamiento de la IED en América Latina y su disminución a partir del año 2012, situación que se agrava por la pandemia de la COVID - 19 a partir del año 2020. En este contexto se estudian los métodos tradicionales utilizados en América Latina para la evaluación de la inversión extranjera y se realiza una fundamentación teórica del método Multicriterio AHP, sus ventajas para la utilización en la toma de decisiones y al mismo tiempo se advierte que dicho método tiene una escasa experiencia de su utilización en la inversión extranjera en la región. Posteriormente se explica el proceso de negociación en el DR-CAFTA y el impacto de la inversión extranjera en la subregión que permite confirmar que el DR- CAFTA no ha contribuido al incremento del bienestar de la población de los países y en especial en República Dominicana. Si bien los resultados de la IED han sido desfavorables, los bajos montos de la inversión local son insuficientes y se necesita incrementar la IED para el desarrollo. Por esa razón, se hace necesario determinar a partir de los factores seleccionados a través del modelo multicriterio AHP, los países más atractivos para la IED y realizar las propuestas de política económica para que los países receptores sean más atractivos para esta inversión. La metodología de investigación es mixta, se utilizan métodos cuantitativo y cualitativo, los resultados esperados están relacionados con la determinación de los factores para la selección de los países más atractivos del DR-CAFTA para la IED a través del método AHP y la propuesta de las proyecciones para el incremento de la IED en la subregión. La hipótesis investigativa es que la estabilidad política, la libertad económica, las condiciones de riesgo y los niveles de corrupción son factores claves para la selección de los países más atractivos para la IED en el DR-CAFTA.
| Tipo de Documento: | Tesis (Doctoral) |
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| Palabras Clave: | Inversión extranjera, Inversión Extranjera Directa (IED) Métodos de Multicriterio (AHP), factores, DR-CAFTA. |
| Clasificación temática: | Materias > Ingeniería |
| Divisiones: | Universidad Internacional Iberoamericana México > Investigación > Tesis Doctorales |
| Depositado: | 21 Sep 2023 23:30 |
| Ultima Modificación: | 21 Sep 2023 23:30 |
| URI: | https://repositorio.unini.edu.mx/id/eprint/1335 |
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