and the volatility of the main capital flows — foreign direct investment (FDI), portfolio investment, and foreign bank …

empirically. More specifically, we use state-level German data to answer the question whether and how migration and FDI decisions … and thus integration of labor and capital markets are linked. Our findings suggest that FDI and migration have similar … and trade in goods. From a theoretical point of view, the interaction between the different channels of integration can …

the period 1989-2002. We find that German outward FDI increases in response to positive cyclical developments abroad and …

order to improve their chances in the worldwide competition for foreign direct investment (FDI). However, the effectiveness … of BITs in inducing higher FDI inflows is still open to debate. It is in several ways that we attempt to clarify the … extensive dataset on bilateral FDI flows. Furthermore, we account for unilateral FDI liberalization, in order not to …

order to improve their chances in the worldwide competition for foreign direct investment (FDI). However, the effectiveness … of BITs in inducing higher FDI inflows is still open to debate. It is in several ways that we attempt to clarify the … previously unpublished dataset on bilateral FDI flows. Furthermore, we account for unilateral FDI liberalization, in order not to …

This paper investigates the effects of inward FDI on per-capita income and growth of the US states since the mid-1970s …. Using a Markov chain approach, it shows that both quantitative and qualitative characteristics of FDI affect per …-capita income and growth. Employment-intensive FDI, concentrated in richer states, has been conducive to income growth, while …

direct investments (FDI) in the US. In contrast to earlier work, this paper puts special emphasis on controlling for … these externalities may, if not accounted for appropriately, be falsely attributed to FDI. This paper also deals with the … potential endogeneity of FDI and the presence of spatial lags by employing a system generalized method of moments (GMM …

investment treaties as a possible determinant of BIT-related effects on bilateral FDI flows. Our estimation results prove to be … dispute settlement provisions do not necessarily result in higher FDI inflows so that the effectiveness of BITs as a credible …

The previous literature provides a highly ambiguous picture on the impact of trade and investment agreements on FDI … of modalities on the admission of FDI and dispute settlement mechanisms in both RTAs and BITs on bilateral FDI flows … between 1978 and 2004. We find that FDI reacts positively to RTAs only if they offer liberal admission rules. Dispute …