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Why Doesn't Capital Flow from Rich to Poor Countries? An Empirical Investigation. Laura Alfaro, May 2008, Paper. "We examine the empirical role of different explanations for the lack of flows of capital from rich to poor countries—the 'Lucas Paradox.' The theoretical explanations include cross country differences in fundamentals that affect productivity and capital market imperfections. We show that during 1970−2000 low institutional quality is the leading explanation. Improving Peru’s institutional quality to Australia’s level implies a quadrupling of foreign investment. Recent studies emphasize the role of..." Link