The stylized literature on foreign direct investment suggests that developing countries should invest in the human … capital of their labour force in order to attract foreign direct investment. However, if educational quality in developing …

We analyze linked databases on all Small Business Administration (SBA) loans, on all SBA lenders, and on all U … lenders. The estimation results imply an increase of 3-4 jobs for each million dollars of loans, suggesting that credit …-county versus non-SBA county-industry control firms. Finally, for loans issued over the 1992-2007 period, we estimate total job …

We study the contribution of loans, granted to different borrower groups, to economic activity in the USA over the … estimation of a large VAR through Bayesian techniques. Loans to households emerge as the most important driver of economic …

This paper uses fractional integration and cointegration methods to analyse the determinants of the amount of loans … gross investment as determinants of loans to NFCs. The forecasting accuracy of the FCVAR was also assessed by comparing it …

This paper studies international joint ventures, where foreign direct investment is performed by a foreign and a … Chinese firms chosen to be partners of foreign investors tend to be larger, more productive, and more likely subsidized than … ventures themselves, that benefit most from these externalities. Furthermore, the positive external joint venture effect is …

migration there over the period 1971-2001. What we find is that the stock of foreign students is an important predictor of …