important differences among firms in economic competence, here represented by efficiency and investment behavior, the … relationships between investment, productivity, and economic growth are much more complex and unpredictable than commonly assumed … frontiers. <p> It is also shown that the conditions which determine firm borrowing for investment (involving their …

Australia’s foreign investment regime plays an important role in Australia maintaining an open investment environment … while providing the Australian community confidence that new investment projects are in the interest of the community. Until … 2005, the foreign investment regime treated all investment sources on a non-discriminatory basis but since then some …

possibility of closing such gaps and linking the two regions through various trade and investment initiatives. The opportunities …

This paper summarizes the conceptual rationale for investment liberalization to fully exploit the potential of regional … trading arrangements. It goes on to examine the treatment of investment in emerging FTAs/RTAs in the Asia-Pacific region and … the specific investment provisions and their consistency with the existing multilateral provisions on investment, viz …

dynamics of cross border trade and investment in South Asia, exploring the potential for, and obstacles to, such trade through …

Agreements are seen as an option in creating a stable economy and in creating an environment attractive for investment. However …

relationships in the region. The paper measures trade and investment performance in the world economy. This allows comparison of … bilateral and regional trade and investment flows. A measure of the effect of political distance on both trade and investment … flows is also defined. The growth of ChinaJapan trade and investment, despite political distance between the two countries …

This study investigates the nexus between Japans official development assistance and foreign direct investment inflows … investment. Conditional logit analysis shows that Japanese aid flows did have a significant positive impact on private investors …