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The Relationship between Domestic and Outward Foreign Direct Investment: The Role of Industry-Specific Effects
Braunerhjelm, Pontus; Oxelheim, Lars; Thulin, Per - Institutet för Näringslivsforskning (IFN) - 2004
Previous research has been inconclusive as regards the effect of outward foreign direct investment (FDI) on domestic … of industry as regards the impact of outward FDI on domestic investment. The results may thus have profound policy …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005419510
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South-South FDI and Development in East Asia
Lipsey, Robert E.; Sjöholm, Fredrik - Institutet för Näringslivsforskning (IFN) - 2011
This paper attempts to measure the size of South-South FDI in developing East Asia and the trends in it, and the … differences between South-South FDI and North-South FDI. Among the comparisons of the two types of FDI we try to summarize are be …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009321785
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Domestic and Foreign Investment by Swedish Multinationals
Svensson, Roger - Institutet för Näringslivsforskning (IFN) - 1993
No abstract.
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010611578
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Foreign Direct Investment, Source Country Heterogeneity and Management Practices
Heyman, Fredrik; Nor, Pehr-Johan; Hammarberg, Rickard - Institutet för Näringslivsforskning (IFN) - 2014
This paper examines whether and, if so, why source country heterogeneity exists in foreign direct investment (FDI …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010944998
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Relative Competitiveness of Foreign Subsidiary Operations of a Multinational Company 1962-77
Grufman, Anders - Institutet för Näringslivsforskning (IFN) - 1982
No abstract.
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010684470
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De utlandsetablerade företagen och den svenska ekonomin
Eliasson, Gunnar - Institutet för Näringslivsforskning (IFN) - 1983
No abstract.
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010684518
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Cross-Border Acquisitions, Multinationals and Wage Elasticities
Hakkala, Katariina; Heyman, Fredrik; Sjöholm, Fredrik - Institutet för Näringslivsforskning (IFN) - 2007
The growing number of cross-border acquisitions has in many countries raised concerns about labor demand consequences. In this study, we use detailed firm level data to examine how increased internationalization and multinational activity affect the volatility of employment, or rather, the wage...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005207058
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On the Treatment of Finance-Specific Factors Within the OLI Paradigm
Oxelheim, Lars; Randøy, Trond; Stonehill, Arthur - Institutet för Näringslivsforskning (IFN) - 2001
This article argues that the body of foreign direct investment (FDI) literature in general and the ownership, location … as drivers of FDI. We suggest that financial strategies involving factors such as debt/equity swaps or equity-listings in … foreign equity markets affect the firm’s relative cost and availability of capital, and motivate a firm’s engagement in FDI …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005645302
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Asymmetric Effects of Corruption on FDI: Evidence from Swedish Multinational Firms
Hakkala, Katariina; Norbäck, Pehr-Johan; Svaleryd, Helena - Institutet för Näringslivsforskning (IFN) - 2005
We examine the effect of corruption on foreign direct investments. Our model shows that corruption may have different effects on investments aimed at selling to a local market, in comparison to investments aimed at selling from the corrupt market. Using Swedish firm-level data, we find that...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005645332
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Multinational Firms and Job Tasks
Nilsson Hakkala, Katariina; Heyman, Fredrik; Sjöholm, … - Institutet för Näringslivsforskning (IFN) - 2008
We use Swedish matched employer-employee data to analyze the impact of multinational activity and foreign acquisitions on the relative demand for different job tasks. We contribute to the literature by using a conceptualization from the recent literature in international economics and define the...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005645336