This dataset comprises statistics on outward activities of multinationals in services (agriculture, construction, education,insurance) by looking at flows with partner countries. It presents a series of variables for some OECD countries a selection of variables such as the number of enterprises...

China's remarkable growth in recent years has been often rather arbitrarily ascribed to a number of politico-economic factors. In this volume, the specific effect of foreign direct investment (FDI) inflows is measured quantitatively and estimated on a regional basis. The authors find that there...

Foreign direct investment (FDI) can play a major role in supporting regional development, but it can also exacerbate existing regional disparities. This paper explores the geography of FDI disparities in OECD member countries, across countries and over time, as well as the role of investment...