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 debate. It is in several ways that we attempt to clarify the … previously unpublished dataset on bilateral FDI flows. Furthermore, we account for unilateral FDI liberalization, in order not to …

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 debate. It is in several ways that we attempt to clarify the … extensive dataset on bilateral FDI flows. Furthermore, we account for unilateral FDI liberalization, in order not to …

global patterns of foreign direct investment (FDI). Compared to previous studies, we use bilateral FDI positions with a much … suggested by theories on FDI determinants. We find the gravity model to achieve the best theory-consistent out …-of-sample prediction, particularly when parameter heterogeneity of South and North FDI is allowed for. Controlling for surrounding market …

This essay addresses the recent deceleration in the pace of global FDI and asks whether multinational corporations are … actually in retreat. It identifies the forces that are slowing the expansion of FDI, and sketches the role that multinational …

This paper offers an introduction to the special issue on FDI and multinational corporations: http://www.economics-ejournal.org/special-areas/special-issues/fdi …

global patterns of foreign direct investment (FDI). Compared to previous studies, we use bilateral FDI positions with a much … suggested by theories on FDI determinants. We find the gravity model to achieve the best theory-consistent out …-of-sample prediction, particularly when parameter heterogeneity of South and North FDI is allowed for. Controlling for surrounding market …