many countries. This study presents evidence suggesting that attracting inflows of FDI offers potential for upgrading a … sectors treated by investment promotion agencies as priority in their efforts to attract FDI. The sample covers 116 countries … over the period 1984-2000. The findings are consistent with a positive effect of FDI on unit values of exports in …

horizontal spillovers from foreign direct investment (FDI) for two reasons. First, affiliates with joint domestic and foreign … competition effect of FDI inflows is lower in the case of partially owned foreign investments as it is mitigated by larger …