essential for a country's economic growth. Our hypothesis is that foreign-educated leaders attract more FDI to their country …. Our rationale is that education obtained abroad encompasses a whole slew of factors that can make a difference in FDI … significant determinant of FDI inflows, beyond other standard characteristics. While intuitive, this result does not necessarily …

We investigate the interplay of language skills and immigrant stocks in determining bilateral FDI out-stocks of OECD … immigrants on bilateral FDI – provided that residents of the two countries have few language skills in common. We find a similar … effect for immigrants from third countries that speak the language(s) of the FDI host country, making them potential …

We use a plant level survey to identify interactions between domestic plants and foreign direct investment (FDI) in … Ethiopia's manufacturing sector. One third of Ethiopian plants are linked to FDI through labor sharing, supply chains and … of FDI in the same line of business. Other benefits include enhanced managerial practices and knowledge about exporting …

We estimate the wage effects of foreign direct investment (FDI) with universal firm-level and linked employer … strong cross-firm association of FDI wage premia with similar differentials in productivity …

between FDI and entrepreneurship; positive spillovers via dissemination of technology or negative because of crowding out. Our … empirical analysis is conducted at three levels of aggregation. We find the relationship between FDI and domestic …