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Foreign Direct Investment and the Survival of Domestic Private Firms in Viet Nam

Kokko, Ari; Thang, Tran Toan - In: Asian Development Review 31 (2014) 1, pp. 53-91

Foreign direct investment (FDI) may benefit local firms in the host country through various kinds of spillovers, but it … 2001–2008, this paper examines the aggregate effect of FDI on the survival of domestic private firms in Viet Nam. We … estimate the impact of both horizontal and vertical FDI and explore how the presence of state-owned enterprises (SOEs …

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Foreign Direct Investment and Politics: The Swedish Model

Blomström, Magnus; Kokko, Ari - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 1995

Sweden is home to a remarkably large number of prosperous multinationals. We argue that this is partly the result of industrial policies that have been biased in favour of large firms, and partly the result of an institutional setting where regulations and controls have facilitated investment...

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Multinational Corporations and Spillovers

Blomström, Magnus; Kokko, Ari - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 1996

This paper examines spillover effects of the activities of multinational firms (MNCs). Such effects are most likely to be found in host countries, where the operations of foreign multinationals may influence local firms in the MNC’s own industry as well as firms in other industries. There is...

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The Determinants of Host Country Spillovers from Foreign Direct Investment

Blomström, Magnus; Globerman, Steve; Kokko, Ari - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2000

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 …

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International Financial Integration and Entrepreneurial Firm Activity

Alfaro, Laura; Charlton, Andrew - National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER) - 2007

We explore the relation between international financial integration and the level of entrepreneurial activity in a country. We use a unique firm level data set of approximately 24 million firms in nearly 100 countries in 2004 and 1999, which enables us to present both cross-country and industry...

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Outward Investment, Employment and Wages in Swedish Multinationals

Blomström, Magnus; Kokko, Ari - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2000

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

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Regional Integration and Foreign Direct Investment

Blomström, Magnus; Kokko, Ari - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 1997

affect inward and outward foreign direct investment (FDI) flows in the integrating region. After setting up a conceptual …, the findings suggest that the most positive impact on FDI has occurred when regional integration agreements have coincided …

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Introduction: Outward foreign direct investment from emerging economies and national development strategies: three regimes

Gammeltoft, Peter; Kokko, Ari - In: International Journal of Technological Learning, … 6 (2013) 1/2, pp. 1-20

Foreign direct investment (FDI) is an integral part of national development strategy throughout the developing world …. However, while traditionally strategies have focused on the role of inward flows only, today, outward FDI is used on a larger … analysis of OFDI from emerging economies. It provides a picture of how the role of FDI in development has changed over time and …

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Why Doesn't Capital Flow from Rich to Poor Countries? An Empirical Investigation

Alfaro, Laura; Kalemli-Ozcan, Sebnem; Volosovych, Vadym - National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER) - 2005

We examine the empirical role of different explanations for the lack of flows of capital from rich to poor countries the "Lucas Paradox." The theoretical explanations include differences in fundamentals across countries and capital market imperfections. We show that during 1970-2000 low...

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Sovereigns, Upstream Capital Flows, and Global Imbalances

Alfaro, Laura; Kalemli-Ozcan, Sebnem; Volosovych, Vadym - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2011

The paper presents new stylized facts on the direction of capital flows. We find (i) international capital flows net of government debt and/or official aid are positively correlated with growth; (ii) sovereign debt flows are negatively correlated with growth only if debt is financed by another...

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