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Rapid growth among the major emerging markets over the past 20 years has boosted global demand for commodities. The seven largest emerging markets accounted for almost all the increase in global consumption of metals, and two-thirds of the increase in energy consumption over this period. As...
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This paper provides insights to inform government efforts to attract and retain foreign direct investment, by analyzing the results of a survey of more than 2,400 affiliates of multinational enterprises across 10 middle-income countries. The paper explores corporate perspectives and...
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For decades, manufacturers around the world have outsourced production to countries with lower labor costs. However …
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Recent research on productivity spillovers from affiliates of multinational corporations in developing and emerging economies finds that backward linkages from affiliates of foreign-owned firms to local suppliers constitute the main channel transmitting productivity spillovers. This finding has...
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the treatment of endogenous globalization measures. "--World Bank web site … "globalization years" of 1986-2004. Controlling for trade openness and two indicators of financial globalization, the authors find … the output costs of promoting high interest rates to attract capital flows in a global world. These findings are robust to …
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"Globalization brings opportunities and pressures for domestic firms in emerging markets to innovate and improve their … competitive position. Using data on firms in 27 transition economies, the authors test for the effects of globalization through … competition and innovation, or that they are more sensitive to foreign presence. "--World Bank web site …
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