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 …

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 …

We investigate the effects of short-term political motivations on the effectiveness of foreign aid. Donor countries …

heterogeneity of the transition economies into our analysis. We find that foreign banks target relatively large and efficient banks …. However, when foreign banks enter more developed transition economies that have made progress in economic reform, they acquire …