and the volatility of the main capital flows - foreign direct investment (FDI), portfolio investment, and foreign bank …

undertaking new greenfield FDI. -- International sourcing ; FDI ; competitiveness of firms ; market access ; cost reduction ; core …

importance of firm-level productivity and distance-related transaction costs as driving forces of FDI. Yet the timing of FDI has … received little attention in the empirical literature on FDI determinants. To help close this gap we analyze FDI decisions by … German firms with and without affiliates in the Czech Republic at different stages of transition. We find that FDI entry …

FDI projects are likely to depend on their relative bargaining position vis-à-vis the host country. India provides an … respective effects on ownership decisions since opening up its economy to FDI in the early 1990s. We perform negative binominal … regressions by making use of a unique dataset on about 24,500 technical cooperation and FDI projects by investors from 45 …

FDI projects are likely to depend on their relative bargaining position vis-à-vis the host country. India provides an … respective effects on ownership decisions since opening up its economy to FDI in the early 1990s. We perform negative binominal … regressions by making use of a unique dataset on about 24,500 technical cooperation and FDI projects by investors from 45 …

The Eastern enlargement of the European Union (EU) is likely to give a further boost to trade and capital flows, yet … determinants of international asset holdings and trade flows. We find in most regressions that EU membership has a significant … candidates actual values are still far below expected ones in most cases. Consequently, we anticipate rising capital and trade …

distribution within countries, on the determinants of remittances at a micro-level, or on the effects of migration and remittances …

section estimates show that short- and long-term assets are highly correlated with foreign trade links but not necessarily … with variables capturing regulatory restrictions. Trade activities are more important in explaining claims on banks versus …