availability of services in the home country indeed has a positive impact on firms’ decisions to become multinationals. This is …

order to improve their chances in the worldwide competition for foreign direct investment (FDI). However, the effectiveness … of BITs in inducing higher FDI inflows is still open to debate. It is in several ways that we attempt to clarify the … extensive dataset on bilateral FDI flows. Furthermore, we account for unilateral FDI liberalization, in order not to …

is increasing in its productivity, with the most productive multinationals choosing not to rely on a foreign partner at … all. This prediction is shown to be consistent with data on the ownership choices of Japanese multinationals. -- Foreign …

1973 to 2000 we show econometrically that the outflow of domestic knowledge via exports or FDI may have a negative impact …

firm characteristics for analyzing the determinants of outward foreign direct investment (FDI). The focus is on the role of … ownership shares in new affiliates. -- Multinational enterprises ; firm characteristics ; Indian locations ; German FDI …

the two driving forces of the growth process. FDI plays an important role. However, property rights, a crucial element in …

This paper provides a computable general equilibrium analysis of the medium to long-run impact of FDI inflows on … neglected in the empirical literature by (i) investigating the impact of FDI inflows on incomes of urban and rural households … industries. The simulation results suggest that FDI inflows add to Bolivia's investment ratio, enhance economic growth, and …

optimal development policy requires FDI to be matched by investment into the absorptive capacity. -- Technology diffusion …

This paper introduces intra- and inter-sectoral technology diffusion via FDI and imports into a recursive-dynamic CGE … ; technology transfer ; trade ; FDI ; climate change ; China …