While there is a vast body of research on the benefits of FDI in developing countries, whether and how the form of FDI matters have received limited attention. In this paper, we study the impact of FDI via quid pro quo (technology for market access) on facilitating knowledge spillover and...

This paper argues that detailed studies of particular economies, such as Bob Gregory's work on Australia, are relevant to all of economics. The paper builds on the concept of a model species from biology to develop the notion of a model economy -- one whose experiences illuminate fundamental...

Ausgehend von einem kurzen Überblick über die Entwicklung der Weltmarktposition Ungarns untersucht der Autor Ursachen und Faktoren der Probleme der ungarischen Volkswirtschaft hinsichtlich der Modernisierung und der Anpassung an die Erfordernisse des Weltmarktes. Dabei werden als wichtigste...