This paper offers an introduction to the special issue on FDI and multinational corporations. It summarizes the …

This paper offers an introduction to the special issue on FDI and multinational corporations: http://www.economics-ejournal.org/special-areas/special-issues/fdi …

This paper uses dynamic panel data methods to examine the determinants of Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) into Central … role in determining the flows of FDI into the CEECs and help explain the different attractiveness for FDI of the individual …

We explore the effect of foreign direct investment (FDI) on economic growth in developing countries, distinguishing … between mergers and acquisitions (M&As) and Greenfield investment. We find that these two types of FDI differ substantially … with respect to their influence on growth. While Greenfield FDI substantially enhances growth, M&As have no effect, at best …

This paper analyzes the determinants of people s attitudes towards FDI using a survey-based data set that covers a wide …

types of FDI: unlike greenfield investment, M&As partly represent a rent accruing to previous owners, and do not necessarily … contribute to expanding the host country's capital stock. The model suggests that greenfield FDI has a stronger impact on growth … than M&A sales. This hypothesis is supported by our empirical results, which show that greenfield FDI enhances growth …

expected exchange rate volatility on foreign direct investment (FDI). The new dataset accounts for the fact that officially … a simple model that suggests that announced exchange rate stability enhances bilateral FDI flows. The empirical evidence … attract significantly more FDI from each other. In particular, relationships with no separate legal tender like currency …

empirically. More specifically, we use state-level German data to answer the question whether and how migration and FDI decisions … and thus integration of labor and capital markets are linked. Our findings suggest that FDI and migration have similar …