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Trade Costs and Location of Foreign Firms in China

International Monetary Fund - 2005

entry matters more than access to the rest of China, which is consistent with market fragmentation due to underdeveloped …

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Export Versus FDI in Services

International Monetary Fund - 2010

exporting, or by producing abroad. We consider the case of tradable services, where the marginal cost of transport is near zero …

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Spillovers in International Corporate Taxation

International Monetary Fund - 2014

This paper explores the nature, significance and policy implications of spillovers in international corporate taxation-the effects of one country's rules and practices on others. It complements current initiatives focused on tax avoidance by multinationals, notably the G20-OECD project on Base...

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Foreign Direct Investment

International Monetary Fund - 1990

This paper summarizes the theory and empirical evidence on the determinants of foreign direct investment. These determinants include expected relative rates of return, risk diversification, market size, technological advantage, market failure, oligopolistic rivalry, liquidity, currency strength,...

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Debt-Equity Composition of International Investment

International Monetary Fund - 1988

Capital flows to the nonindustrial countries share three striking characteristics. First, the bulk, of these flows was in the form of debt, not equity; second, the loans were mostly to, or guaranteed by, debtor governments; and third, these debts were largely bank loans, not bonds. This paper...

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Risk Instability and the Pattern of Foreign Direct Investment in the Middle East and North Africa Region

International Monetary Fund - 2004

This paper demonstrates that instability associated with investment risk is critical in explaining the level of foreign direct investment for the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) countries, which generally have higher investment risk than developed countries. The empirical results support...

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Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon : What Are the Consequences of China's WTO Entry for India'S Trade

International Monetary Fund - 2005

One of the most significant recent developments in world trade has been the entry of China into the World Trade … Organization (WTO). This paper examines the implications of China''s WTO accession for India''s trade, using both econometrics and … computable general equilibrium (CGE) models. The paper analyzes how India stands to lose or gain from China''s WTO entry in terms …

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Foreign Direct Investment Trends and Statistics : A Summary

International Monetary Fund - 2003

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Establishment of the Investment Account

International Monetary Fund - 2006

This paper summarizes the relevant considerations and presents decisions for the establishment of an Investment Account (IA). Executive Directors considered an analysis of the establishment and operations of an IA in September 2005. During the discussion in March 2006 of the medium-term outlook...

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The Fund's Role Regarding Cross-Border Capital Flows

International Monetary Fund - 2010

Global capital flows have multiplied many times over in recent years, mainly between advanced economies but increasingly also to emerging markets, reflecting the general reduction in regulatory and informational barriers. Thus, with international asset positions now dwarfing output, global...

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