Using firm-level data for Jordan, we estimate the extent to which growth spillovers from foreign direct investment (FDI … disinvestment). We find that they have a significant transitory nature, with employment and capital growth declining when FDI falls …, particularly in downstream industries supplied by locals. This suggests that if FDI-attracting policies are intended to promote …

Using firm-level data for Jordan, we estimate the extent to which growth spillovers from foreign direct investment (FDI … disinvestment). We find that they have a significant transitory nature, with employment and capital growth declining when FDI falls …, particularly in down- stream industries supplied by locals. This suggests that if FDI-attracting policies are intended to promote …

The design of optimal tax policy, especially with respect to attracting FDI, hinges on whether taxes affect … impact of taxation on FDI on these two margins. Using firm-level cross-border investments into Europe during 2004-2013, we do … invest only once, with 92 percent of tax-induced changes in aggregate inbound FDI driven by movements at the extensive margin …

currency are also found to impact the likelihood of non-bank financial FDI. …

This essay addresses the recent deceleration in the pace of global FDI and asks whether multinational corporations are … actually in retreat. It identifies the forces that are slowing the expansion of FDI, and sketches the role that multinational …

This essay addresses the recent deceleration in the pace of global FDI and asks whether multinational corporations are … actually in retreat. It identifies the forces that are slowing the expansion of FDI, and sketches the role that multinational …