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 …

This paper studies the determinants of foreign land acquisition for large-scale agriculture. To do so, gravity models …-ecological potential as a pull factor. In contrast to the literature on foreign investment in general, the quality of the business climate … investors. Implications for policy are discussed. -- land acquisition ; large-scale agriculture ; foreign investments agro …

Foreign direct investments (FDI) are an important determinant of economic growth. Coun-tries try to attract mobile …. The aim of this paper is to investigate the impact of foreign direct investment on regional inequalities. First, the … development has on the negative impact from FDI on regional inequality. -- regional inequality ; foreign direct investment ; panel …

, a deterrent for foreign investors, this does not exclude the possibility that a high incidence of (certain) crimes may …

that foreign ownership and access to external finance are statistically significant determinants of the likelihood that a …This paper uses micro-data from the World Bank Investment Climate Surveys 2002-2006 to investigate how foreign … ownership and access to external finance affect the likelihood of manufacturers in emerging markets to export and/or import …