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Globalization and innovation in emerging markets

Gorodnichenko, Yuriy - 2009

"Globalization brings opportunities and pressures for domestic firms in emerging markets to innovate and improve their competitive position. Using data on firms in 27 transition economies, the authors test for the effects of globalization through the impact of increased competition and foreign...

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Foreign direct investment in services and manufacturing productivity growth : evidence for Chile

Fernandes, Ana Margarida - 2008

"During the 1990s, foreign direct investment in producer service sectors in Latin America was massive. Such investment may increase the quality of services, reduce their cost, and offer opportunities for knowledge spillovers to downstream users of the services. This paper examines the effects of...

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China and Central and Eastern European countries : regional networks, global supply chain, or international competitors?

Fung, Kwok Chiu - 2008

"China has emerged as one of the top recipients of foreign direct investment in the world. Meanwhile, the successful transition experience of many Central and Eastern European countries has also allowed them to attract an increasing share of global foreign direct investment. In this paper, the...

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Openness and industrial response in a Wal-Mmart world : a case study of Mexican soaps, detergents, and surfactant producers

Javorcik, Beata K. Smarzynska - 2006

"This paper uses a case study approach to explore the effects of NAFTA and GATT membership on innovation and trade in the Mexican soaps, detergents, and surfactants (SDS) industry. Several basic findings emerge. First, the most fundamental effect of the NAFTA and the GATT on the SDS industry was...

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Foreign direct investment, regulations, and growth

Busse, Matthias - 2006

"This paper explores the linkage between income growth rates and foreign direct investment (FDI) inflows. So far the … evidence is rather mixed, as no robust relationship between FDI and income growth has been established. The authors argue that … countries need a sound business environment in the form of good government regulations to be able to benefit from FDI. Using a …

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Trade liberalization and the environment in Vietnam

Jha, Shreyasi - 2006

"Vietnam's integration with the international economy has increased significantly over the past decade, aided by substantial liberalization of trade, and appears set to increase further as trade-expanding measures take full effect. This dramatic shift in Vietnam's trading patterns has important...

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The impact on Russia of WTO accession and the DOHA agenda : the importance of liberalization of barriers against foreign direct investment in services for growth and poverty reduct...

Rutherford, Thomas Fox - 2005

importance of foreign direct investment (FDI) liberalization as part of Russian WTO accession, the authors also include FDI and … Dixit-Stiglitz endogenous productivity effects from liberalization of import barriers against goods and FDI in services. The … the rest of the world. Foremost among the own reforms is liberalization of barriers against FDI in business services …

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Migration, trade, and foreign investment in Mexico

Aroca González, Patricio - 2005

direct investment (FDI) flows, creating jobs and reducing migration to the United States. Since poor data on illegal flows to … credit constraint effects. Greater exposure to FDI and trade deters out-migration with the effects working partly through the … labor market. Finally, the authors generate some tentative inferences about the impact on increased FDI on Mexico …

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Gifted kids or pushy parents? : foreign acquisitions and plant performance in Indonesia

Arnold, Jens Matthias - 2005

foreign ownership and plant productivity. To control for the possible endogeneity of the FDI decision, the difference in …

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Trade costs and location of foreign firms in China

Amiti, Mary - 2005

"The authors examine the determinants of entry by foreign firms using information on 515 Chinese industries at the provincial level during 1998-2001. The analysis, rooted in the new economic geography, focuses on market and supplier access within and outside the province of entry, as well as...

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