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Firm-Level Productivity Spillovers from FDI in Latin American Countries

Mühlen, Henning - 2013

Foreign direct investment (FDI) projects are assumed to be accompanied by potential external effects - so-called FDI spillovers - which are supposed to affect productivity levels of other firms in a host country. Empirical results on this topic are inconclusive and most studies focus on one...

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Firm-level productivity spillovers from FDI in Latin American countries

Mühlen, Henning - 2013

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On the location attractiveness of emerging countries for foreign direct investments

Belaşcu, Lucian; Shivarov, Aleksandar - In: Expert journal of economics 4 (2016) 2, pp. 78-85

Our paper investigates the FDI attracting potential of emerging markets by in terms of their location attributes. We use Statistical cluster analysis to study the dynamic evolution of emerging markets' clusters, based on country attributes that are relevant for the MNEs location decision. We...

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The determinants of high technology exports volume : a panel data analysis of EU-15 countries

Gokmen, Yunus; Turen, Ufuk - In: International journal of management, economics and … 2 (2013) 3, pp. 217-232

High technology exports (HTX) are considered as an important factor for sustainable economic growth for a country. One of the most important prerequisite to high tech manufacturing and export is technology ownership. Technology ownership can be gained through technology transfer by the way of...

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Technology Transfer, Foreign Direct Investment, Licensing and the Developing Countries’ Terms of Trade

Saadi, Mohamed - 2014

technology transfer, technology transfer via licensing and foreign direct investment (FDI) on the North–South terms of trade and …. Licensing or FDI allows the North to further extract surplus from the South. However, we cast doubt on Kojima–Ozawa propositions … advantage and production efficiency, its welfare gain depends on how much it needs to pay to the North via licensing or FDI. In …

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The economics of a multilateral investment agreement

Che, Jiahua; Willmann, Gerald - 2009

This paper models a multilateral agreement on investment (MAI) as a coordination device. Multinational enterprises can invest in any number of countries. Without a multilateral investment agreement, expropriation triggers an investment stop by the single MNE. Under a multilateral agreement,...

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Globalisierung der Automobilindustrie: neue Standorte auf dem Vormarsch, traditionelle Anbieter unter Druck?

Nunnenkamp, Peter - 2000

Der Beitrag analysiert die internationalen Produktionsverlagerungen und Investitionsverflechtungen in der Automobilindustrie, um die These zu überprüfen, dass es selbst bei der Herstellung relativ wissensund technologieintensiver Güter zu einem nachdrängenden Wettbewerb aus Ländern mit...

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A touch of sophistication: FDI and unit values of exports

Harding, Torfinn; Javorcik, Beata Smarzynska - 2009

The debate on trade and growth increasingly focuses on the composition of exports. Exports of more “sophisticated” products appear to be positively correlated with growth, and upgrading the quality of exports is high on the policy agenda of many countries. This study presents evidence...

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Foreign direct investment and exchange rate regimes

Busse, Matthias; Hefeker, Carsten; Nelgen, Signe - 2010

The paper uses a comprehensive data set with bilateral direct investment flows and establishes the influence of the de-facto exchange rate regime for FDI flows. We find a strong and significant effect from fixed rates on bilateral FDI flows in developed economies, but no significant effect for...

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FDI promotion through bilateral investment treaties: More than a bit?

Busse, Matthias; Königer, Jens; Nunnenkamp, Peter - 2008

Policymakers in developing countries have increasingly pinned their hopes on bilateral investment treaties (BITs) in order to improve their chances in the worldwide competition for foreign direct investment (FDI). However, the effectiveness of BITs in inducing higher FDI inflows is still open to...

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