We investigate whether firms' "global engagement", either in the form of exporting or opening up affiliates abroad, is … structured management is in a given firm. We find that switching into exporting, and to a lesser degree opening up affiliates …

Globalization is not only about the rise of trade, FDI, and migration. It is also about the changing linkages among … liberalization fostered not only trade but also inward investment, confirming that trade and FDI toward developing countries have … become largely complements. Second, the presence of a skilled labour force is a relevant factor to attract FDI. Moreover …

part of this, existing restrictions on foreign ownership structure and mandatory export and technology transfer … effects of foreign acquisitions on export market entry and technology take-off and evaluate whether the level of foreign … heterogeneous positive effects on export activity for all types of foreign ownership structure. We also find that minority foreign …

determinants of FDI inflows based on newly constructed dataset on structural reforms for 19 Latin American and 25 Eastern European … countries between 1989 and 2004. Our main finding is a strong empirical relationship from reforms to FDI, in particular, from …