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European FDI strategies in Mercosur countries

Nunnenkamp, Peter - 2001

Mercosur countries have witnessed a boom of foreign direct investment (FDI) inflows since the early 1990s. However, regional integration, viewed in isolation, was not sufficient for the subregion to regain its attractiveness to FDI. FDI growth in individual Mercosur countries was closely related...

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Some consequences of globalization for developing countries

Gundlach, Erich; Nunnenkamp, Peter - 1996

Globalization improves the prospects for developing countries (DCs) to catch up economically with industrialized … countries. Depending on economic policies with respect to openness and factor accumulation, globalization may increase capital … world economy. Nevertheless, many observers draw an overly pessimistic picture of the perspectives of DCs in the era of …

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WTO negotiations and accession issues for vulnerable economies

Langhammer, Rolf J.; Lücke, Matthias - 2000

The paper discusses the costs and benefits to be expected by least-developed and low-income ("vulnerable") economies if they accede to the WTO, the impact of current debates about WTO reform on vulnerable economies, and measures to make it easier for vulnerable economies to accede to and...

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WTO accession issues

Langhammer, Rolf J.; Lücke, Matthias - 1999

For many applicant countries, accession to the WTO has been, and still is, a frustratingly slow process. In this paper, we discuss the substantial, contentious issues that are slowing down progress in accession negotiations. We contrast these with the benefits of WTO accession not only to the...

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Assessing the allocation of aid : developmental concerns and the self-interest of donors

Nunnenkamp, Peter; Thiele, Rainer; Triveño, Luis; … - 2005

measured by the World Bank's Country Policy and Institutional Assessment (CPIA). If the CPIA is replaced by the Kaufmann index …

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COVID-19 and the case for global development

Oldekop, Johan A.; Horner, Rory; Hulme, David; … - In: World development : the multi-disciplinary … 134 (2020), pp. 1-4

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Donor coordination and specialization : did the Paris declaration make a difference?

Nunnenkamp, Peter; Öhler, Hannes; Thiele, Rainer - 2011

We assess whether bilateral and multilateral donors of foreign aid specialized and coordinated their activities with other donors as agreed in the Paris Declaration of 2005. We account for donor heterogeneity, varying aid priorities and recipient characteristics in order to isolate changes in...

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Heterogeneous immigrants and foreign direct investment : the role of language skills

Lücke, Matthias; Heidland, Tobias - 2015

We investigate the interplay of language skills and immigrant stocks in determining bilateral FDI out-stocks of OECD reporting countries. Applying a Poisson panel estimator to 2004-2011 data, we find a robust positive effect of bilateral immigrants on bilateral FDI - provided that residents of...

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Determinants of FDI in developing countries : Has globalization changed the rules of the game?

Nunnenkamp, Peter - 2002

There is a startling gap between, allegedly, globalization-induced changes in international competition for foreign … its relevance well before globalization became a hotly debated issue. …

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Sectoral value added prices, TFP growth, and the low-skilled wage in high-income countries

Lücke, Matthias - 1999

This econometric analysis investigates the impact of changes in sectoral valueadded prices and total factor productivity (TFP) on the equilibrium relative wage of low-skilled workers in eleven high-income countries. The key finding is that TFP growth mandated an increase in the unskilled wage,...

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