In this paper, we study the impacts of bilateral investment treaties (BITs) between the EU countries and China on EU home investments. We consider BITs as "treatments" that provide further access to global value chains (GVCs). We identify the causal impacts of the BITs on the relationship...

In January–September 2013, as compared to the respective period of the previous year foreign investments into Russian economy rose by 15.7% which is justified by growth in direct investments and other investments carried out on a recurrent basis. The shares of the above investments in the...

Foreign investment inflow increased 65.4% in Q1 2013. Accumulated foreign investments in Russia’s economy increased 0.7% against the beginning of the year. Withdrawn capital saw a 3-fold contraction against January– March 2012, its volume accounting for 40.2% of foreign investment inflow...

In the first six months, growth in foreign investments in the Russian economy was registered. The highest growth rates were observed with the direct investments segment whose unit weight in the aggregate indices rose to 12.3%. The volume of the withdrawn capital amounted to 63.2% of the volume...

In this paper, we study the impacts of bilateral investment treaties (BITs) between the EU countries and China on EU home investments. We consider BITs as "treatments" that provide further access to global value chains (GVCs). We identify the causal impacts of the BITs on the relationship...

One of the natural stages of development of the enterprise is the desire to expand its business abroad. Globalization, global trade integration, technology development, the emergence of political, economic, customs unions, the existence of international courts of arbitration, the emergence of...

Foreign investments are in the focus of most governments around the world. In order to be able to set a policy agenda which is successful in promoting FDI, it is necessary to understand their detfirminants. This paper examines whether and to what extent sound institutions and the degree of...

The recent increase in R&D offshoring have raised fears that knowledge and competitiveness in advanced countries may be at risk of `hollowing out'. At the same time, economic research has stressed that this process is also likely to allow some reverse technology transfer and foster growth at...

Foreign investments are in the focus of most governments around the world. In order to be able to set a policy agenda which is successful in promoting FDI, it is necessary to understand their determinants. This paper examines whether and to what extent sound institutions and the degree of...

The recent increase in R&D oshoring have raised fears that knowledge and competitive- ness in advanced countries may be at risk of `hollowing out'. At the same time, economic research has stressed that this process is also likely to allow some reverse technology transfer and foster growth at...