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Could the Irish Miracle be Repeated in Hungary?
Acs, Zoltan; Colm O’Gorman; Szerb, Laszlo; Terjesen, Siri - In: Small Business Economics 28 (2007) 2, pp. 123-142
differences in entrepreneurial activity between Ireland and Hungary in both the type of people starting businesses and the …It is widely recognized that Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) plays an important role in economic development. However … FDI impacts entrepreneurial activity. Using data from Global Entrepreneurship Monitor (GEM), we find significant …
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Controversial issues in factors determining intra-industry trade
Ferto, Imre; Soós, Károly Attila - In: International Journal of Economics and Business Research 4 (2012) 1/2, pp. 132-148
We examine some controversial country-specific factors influencing vertical and horizontal intra-industry trade including foreign direct investment and income distributions. As concerns, the effect of differences in countries’ levels of economic development (richness), both theories and...
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Lessons for African Economies from Irish and East Asian Industrial Policy
Bailey, David; Lenihan, Helena; Singh, Ajit - In: Journal of Industry, Competition and Trade 9 (2009) 4, pp. 357-382
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Croatian commercial diplomacy - stepping stone toward economic recovery?
Boromisa, Ana-Maria; Anastasya Raditya Ležaić - In: International Journal of Diplomacy and Economy 2 (2014) 3, pp. 172-184
success factors and necessary adjustments in order to improve its efficiency. Focus is on FDI promotion, since it is among …
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FDI in China and its economic impact
Banerjee, Arindam - In: World Review of Entrepreneurship, Management and … 2 (2006) 1/2, pp. 36-56
more open market economy. Section 3 discusses the primary and secondary determinants of FDI in China, namely, the market … impact of FDI in China. This section speaks about the internal as well as the external impacts of FDI on Chinese economy. The …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010670114
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Social and cultural factors in FDI flows: evidence from the Indian states
Sathe, Shraddha; Handley-Schachler, Morrison - In: World Review of Entrepreneurship, Management and … 2 (2006) 4, pp. 323-334
This study examines the possible cultural factors affecting FDI in different regions of one large emerging economy … regions to attract FDI and on the uses to which FDI inflows are put. Our findings indicate that social and explicit cultural … variables have a measurable effect on FDI flows, with urbanisation being the most important factor. …
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The role and influence of Foreign Direct Investment on the development process: the case of the software industry in Romania, China, India and the Philippines
Floyd, David; McManus, John - In: Global Business and Economics Review 8 (2006) 1/2, pp. 119-132
in Romania by examining theories of internationalisation and drawing on key FDI data. Contrasts are also made with other …
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The effects of culture and politics on Foreign Direct Investment and sustainable development in China: some research hypotheses
Omar, Maktoba; Handley-Schachler, Morrison - In: World Review of Entrepreneurship, Management and … 2 (2006) 1/2, pp. 89-100
China's GDP reached US$ 1.159 trillion in 2001, making it the sixth largest economy in the world. In addition the Chinese government has reformed its economy, liberated market forces and opened up many industries to foreign investors. However, the surge of Foreign Direct Investment in China will...
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Sustaining growth in China's regions through FDI
Zheng, Ping; Siler, Pamela A.; Giorgioni, Gianluigi - In: World Review of Entrepreneurship, Management and … 2 (2006) 1/2, pp. 4-22
This paper focuses on the impact of Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) on regional economic growth in China by using an …€“1999. Provinces are then split into three macro-regions. The empirical results indicate that FDI has contributed to … should provide preferential policies to attract and increase FDI inflows into the vast western region. This would help …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011130243
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Social and cultural factors in FDI flows: evidence from the Indian states
Sathe, Shraddha; Handley-Schachler, Morrison - In: World Review of Entrepreneurship, Management and … 2 (2006) 4, pp. 323-334
This study examines the possible cultural factors affecting FDI in different regions of one large emerging economy … regions to attract FDI and on the uses to which FDI inflows are put. Our findings indicate that social and explicit cultural … variables have a measurable effect on FDI flows, with urbanisation being the most important factor. …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008564337