We use a new firm level data set that establishes the location, ownership, and activity of 650,000 multinational subsidiaries - close to a comprehensive picture of global multinational activity. A number of patterns emerge from the data. Most foreign direct investment (FDI) occurs between rich...

This paper offers preliminary evidence of the extent to which global FDI patterns have responded to the sharp increase in trade barriers since 2018, focusing in particular on the impact of new United States tariffs imposed on imports from China. Using detailed project-level data on new...

The life sciences sector (and biotechnology in particular) has emerged as a prospective area, and attracted a lot of attention recently. Multinational companies in the life sciences seek to explore new markets, and, on the other side, governments strive to develop the life sciences sector...

This paper presents evidence of trade and FDI as conduits for R&D spillovers among industrialized countries. We find that total factor productivity of a country is enhanced significantly by R&D activities of other countries through the channel of capital goods trade; about one third of the benefits...

This paper aims to establish a firm understanding of the structure and determinants of bilateral FDI investment linkages among APEC economies. Specifically, this paper first aims to analyze determinants of intra-APEC FDI flows so as to ascertain if and whether APEC members tend to invest more...

Chinese outward foreign direct investment (OFDI) has attracted more attention in recent years, especially after the Chinese government proclaimed the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) in 2013. The BRI countries play a key role in receiving Chinese OFDI. This paper analyzes the characteristics and...