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Avoiding the trap: The dynamic interaction of North-South capital mobility and technology diffusion

Hubler, Michael - In: The Journal of International Trade & Economic Development 20 (2011) 3, pp. 401-427

This paper analyzes a stylized model of international capital mobility and diffusion of embodied technologies from North to South. The South can fall behind in terms of technologies or get trapped in a situation in which it is unable to attract foreign capital and embodied technologies if it is...

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The Influence of Foreign Direct Investments on Regional Development in Croatia

Kersan-Skabic, Ines; Tijanic, Lela - In: Croatian Economic Survey 16 (2014) 2, pp. 59-90

The aim of this study was to determine the influence of foreign direct investments (FDI) on regional development in Croatia and to contribute to previous studies that deal with regional FDI re-allocations. Our analysis was conducted at the NUTS 3 level (21 Croatian counties) and applied panel...

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FDI and productivity convergence in Central and Eastern Europe: an industry-level investigation

Bijsterbosch, Martin; Kolasa, Marcin - In: Review of World Economics (Weltwirtschaftliches Archiv) 145 (2010) 4, pp. 689-712

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Foreign direct investment and productivity spillovers: Empirical evidence from Cambodia

Cheng, Savuth - In: Economics Bulletin 32 (2012) 3, pp. 2015-2025

This paper investigates productivity spillovers from Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) to the host country. By using firm-level data from Cambodia and by regressing domestic firms' total factor productivity (TFP) and labor productivity on FDI, the study reveals that domestic firms significantly...

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How does FDI inflow affect productivity of domestic firms? The role of horizontal and vertical spillovers, absorptive capacity and competition

Marcin, Kolasa - In: The Journal of International Trade & Economic Development 17 (2008) 1, pp. 155-173

This paper examines the existence of externalities associated with foreign direct investment (FDI) in a host country by exploiting firm-level panel data covering the Polish corporate sector. We distinguish between horizontal spillovers (from foreign to domestic firms operating in the same...

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Foreign Direct Investment (FDI), Global Sourcing and Industrial Linkages

Abe, Masato - In: Globalization of Production and the Competitiveness of …

Over the last two decades, the use of external outsourcing has become an important strategic issue, with increasing recognition of the benefits that effective outsourcing and international production strategies can provide. In the never-ending quest for greater efficiency and cost savings, many...

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Internationalisation of small and medium software firms from India

Hajela, Ashish; Akbar, M. - In: International Journal of Technological Learning, … 6 (2013) 1/2, pp. 88-101

The growth of small and medium enterprises (SMEs) has been a distinct feature of globalisation. This paper empirically … studies the impact of internationalisation on performance of SMEs. This paper also explores the effects of geographic scope … and international experience on SME performance. Based on secondary data for 29 software SMEs from India for the period …

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WHY GET AFRAID OF THE BIG BOXERS? SAY ‘YES’ TO FDI

Srivastava, Mukta - In: Journal of Applied Management and Investments 1 (2012) 4, pp. 444-449

According to AT Kearney's Global Retail Development Index 2012, India has been ranked as the fifth most desirable destination for international retailers. Till re-cently, FDI in retail (except under single-brand retailing) was not allowed in India. With the announcement made in the month of...

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