What's the Difference Between Foreign Direct Investment and Foreign Portfolio

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Multiple Choice

What's the difference between foreign direct investment and foreign portfolio investment?

• A)Foreign direct investment involves purchases of foreign stock or bonds by individuals or firms,while foreign portfolio investment involves a firm purchasing or building a facility in a foreign country.
• B)Individuals engage in foreign portfolio investment,but only firms can engage in foreign direct investment.
• C)Foreign direct investment only takes place when governments make official purchases or foreign investments,while foreign portfolio investment takes place when firms,individuals,or the government purchase foreign investments.
• D)Foreign direct investment can give a low-income country access to funds and technology it would not otherwise have,but foreign portfolio investment does not expand that access.

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Definitions:

Equally Likely

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Bernoulli Distribution

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Pareto Distribution

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