This paper examines how inward and outward foreign direct investment (FDI) have influenced the restructuring of the … Japanese firms, particularly those of multinational manufacturing firms. However, Japanese outward FDI is still not very large … increase when compared with the levels of most other OECD countries. Inward FDI will presumably have an even stronger impact on …

The existence of spillover efficiency benefits to host country economies from inward foreign direct investment (FDI … magnitude of FDI efficiency spillovers is of crucial importance to policymakers. The primary purpose of this paper is to review … and synthesize the available literature focusing on the determinants of efficiency spillovers from inward FDI. In order to …

inward FDI. In order to do so, we outline a theoretical framework for understanding the underlying 'supply' and 'demand …' forces determining the scope and magnitude of FDI spillovers to host economies. The findings suggest that the competitiveness …

This paper examines the relationship between regional economic integration and FDI in North America, where two RIAs … impacts of regional trade agreements on intra-regional trade creation and extra-regional FDI stimulation than is associated …

the home country effects of FDI are, to a large extent, determined by the home country’s economic environment. …

findings suggest that the most positive impact on FDI has occurred when regional integration agreements have coincided with …