Now close to 50 percent of GDP, this paper assesses the appropriateness of China’s current investment levels. It … stand out, partly due to a surge in investment over the last decade. Moreover, its investment is significantly higher than …. However, because its investment is predominantly financed by domestic savings, a crisis appears unlikely when assessed against …

This paper summarizes recent arguments/findings on two aspects of foreign direct investment (FDI): its correlation with … importance of fiscal incentives, the business/investment climate, labor costs, and openness. …

China's dramatic success in attracting foreign direct investment (FDI) has raised concerns that it has success diverted … for low-wage investment, and countries with low levels of education or scientific development do not seem to have been …

This paper develops a model that highlights the importance of clusters for attracting foreign direct investment. It … clusters can make investment so profitable that investors can even afford to tolerate more policyinduced distortions than …

rates of FDI as well as domestic capital formation. This "investment hunger" can lead to unanticipated declines in the … returns to investment, and resulting financial insolvencies. Private consumption remains low and there are concerns that high …

positive impact on its capital inflows, namely portfolio and foreign direct investment (FDI). The purpose of our study is to …