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Firm Heterogeneity in the Choice of Offshoring : Evidence from Korean Manufacturing Firms
Hyun, Hea-Jung - East Asian Bureau of Economic Research (EABER) - 2009
Using firm-level data on offshoring of Korean manufacturers, the paper examines the relationship between firm … heterogeneity and the probability of adopting offshoring. The results of the paper suggest that firm productivity may not be an … important determinant for Korean firms offshoring decision. Firms global sourcing decision may rather depend on other …
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MNEs and Export Spillovers : An Analysis of Indian Manufacturing Industries
Franco, Chiara; Sasidharan, Subash - East Asian Bureau of Economic Research (EABER) - 2009
In the present study, we try to provide some empirical evidence for the export spillover effect examining the case of an emerging economy, namely India using firm level data for the period 1994-2006. We disentangle different spillover channels, namely export spillover, R&D spillover and wage...
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Determinants of Intra-FDI Inflows in East Asia : Does Regional Economic Integration Affect Intra-FDI?
Kim, Jung Sik; Oh, Yonghyup - East Asian Bureau of Economic Research (EABER) - 2007
This paper analyzes the validity of macroeconomic variables, such as exchange rate uncertainty, macroeconomic instability, and openness, in determining intra-FDI inflows in the ASEAN countries, China, Japan, and Korea. Our empirical results show that openness, exchange rates, exchange rate...
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Trading with Asia’s Giants
Bosworth, Barry; Collins, Susan M.; Flaaen, Aaron - East Asian Bureau of Economic Research (EABER) - 2008
The United States large and sustained trade deficit with Asia raises concerns in the United States about its competitiveness in the region. The purpose of this paper is to examine the patterns of U.S. trade relationships with China and India, and the factors that are influencing their evolution....
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SINGAPORE’S DIRECT INVESTMENT IN SRI LANKA : PAST EXPERIENCE AND FUTURE PROSPECTS
Abeysinghe, Tilak; Jayawickrama, Ananda - East Asian Bureau of Economic Research (EABER) - 2008
Apart from aggregate accounting of Singapores investment abroad, case studies on the performance of these investments in individual countries hardly exist. This paper is an attempt to compile such a study by focusing on Singapores investment in Sri Lanka. Singapore is one of the largest foreign...
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Internationalization of Indian Enterprises : Patterns, Strategies, Ownership Advantages and Implications
Kumar, Nagesh - East Asian Bureau of Economic Research (EABER) - 2008
The recent spate of large cross-border acquisitions e.g. Tata Steel-Corus, Hindalco-Novelis, and Tata Motors-Jaguar/Land Rover, among others and Greenfield investments by Indian companies have helped in focusing attention on the emergence of new corporate players on the global scene. Indias...
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South-South FDI vs North-South FDI : A Comparative Analysis in the Context of India
Bera, Subhasis; Gupta, Shikha - East Asian Bureau of Economic Research (EABER) - 2009
Over the years FDI activities from developing countries have grown very rapidly and most of these investments end up in other developing countries. Such FDI flows are formally known as South-South FDI. This paper attempts to compare the characteristics of South-South FDI versus North-South FDI...
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Graduating to Globalisation : A Study of Southern Multinationals
Demirbas, Dilek; Patnaik, Ila; Shah, Ajay - East Asian Bureau of Economic Research (EABER) - 2010
FDI by firms in developing countries is a recent phenomenon and demands a study of relationship between firm productivity and different modes of globalisation activities. This paper attempts to understand this relationship through ordered probit models, examining two key hypotheses using firm...
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CSR, Contracting and Socially Responsible Investment : Opportunities for Pakistani Firms
Janda, Richard; Wilson, Joseph - East Asian Bureau of Economic Research (EABER) - 2006
The purpose of our paper is to explore two ways in which Pakistani firms can take advantage of the growing corporate social responsibility movement so as to improve their own economic performance. First, the presence of MNCs in Pakistan, the vast majority of which have made significant CSR...
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Japan’s Foreign Direct Investment Experiences in India : Lessons Learnt from Firm Level Surveys
Choudhury, Srabani Roy - East Asian Bureau of Economic Research (EABER) - 2009
Ever since India decided to globalize, concentrated effort was made to attract Japanese participation through foreign direct investment. However, response from Japan has been rather subdued. This paper attempts to gain some insight into this reluctance of Japanese investors by studying the...
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