large amounts of foreign investment. The review indicates that sustained efforts to promote political and macroeconomic … analysis underscores the importance of relying on stability and a broad-based reform effort to encourage foreign investment in …

We estimate international technology spillovers to U.S. manufacturing firms via imports and foreign direct investment …

China's increasing openness to foreign direct investment (FDI) has contributed importantly to its exceptional growth … infrastructure, and government policies. FDI has contributed to higher investment and productivity growth, and has created jobs and a …

investment. As a result, while it is difficult to estimate accurately the growth impact of BRIC FDI, there is case study evidence … that it is increasingly significant. Second, while initial investment, mostly by state-owned companies, has often been … destined for natural resource industries, over time, investment has been spreading to agriculture, manufacturing, and service …

the benefits in terms of increased foreign direct investment. The costs are very large, while the benefits appear to be … marginal at best. Forgone tax revenues range between 9½ and 16 percent of GDP per year, whereas total foreign direct investment …

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. …

development: (i) that economic takeoff is associated with technological transfer through foreign direct investment (FDI); and (ii …

Gravity factors explain a large part of Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) inflows in Southeastern Europe-a region not …