Although it has been recognised that foreign direct investment (FDI), exports, and education are important ingredients in economic development, not much research has been carried out in developing countries to determine the effects of these three variables, taken together, on economic growth....

Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) in China over the past 25 years has increased faster than in any other economy. The net impact upon the Chinese economy appears to be highly favorable. A major portion of that FDI has been made by overseas Chinese, with assistance from a Mainland Chinese ministry...

Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) inflows are of crucial importance to the process of transition from a planned to a market economy for the Central and East European (CEE) countries in the global marketplace. This paper explores specific obstacles that foreign investors and foreign Multinational...

This study is concerned with Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) and economic growth across the world for the period 1991?2001. This article produces fresh empirical evidence on the relation between FDI and economic growth obtained from single-equation and simultaneous-equation estimates for 140...

US companies more openly admit the growth of offshore outsourcing to countries like India and China now that presidential elections are over. The rise of India and China as potentially high technology software competitors and important participant in the world's software industry has seemingly...

This paper examines the extent to which multinational firms operating in the United States, through their locational investments, prefer more rural states over more urban states. Using state-level data for 2000 and using OLS, it was determined that such firms do prefer more rural states....

This paper delineates lesser-known and arguably less attractive dimensions germane to Armenia's voucher-financed privatisation strategy initiated in the early 1990s. Issues inspected include voucher valuation fluctuations, black-market activity and foreign direct investment implications. As...

This study is concerned with Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) and economic growth across the world for the period 1991–2001. This article produces fresh empirical evidence on the relation between FDI and economic growth obtained from single-equation and simultaneous-equation estimates for...

US Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) outflows are examined with respect to the level of corruption – in the form of bribery – in 42 recipient countries over a five-year period. Analysis indicates that US firms are less likely to invest in countries where bribery, as measured by the Corruption...

This paper delineates lesser-known and arguably less attractive dimensions germane to Armenia's voucher-financed privatisation strategy initiated in the early 1990s. Issues inspected include voucher valuation fluctuations, black-market activity and foreign direct investment implications. As...