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Foreign Direct Investment, Competition and Industrial Development in the Host Country
Barrios, Salvador; Görg, Holger; Strobl, Eric - 2007
This paper analyses the impact of foreign direct investment (FDI) on the development of local firms. We focus on two … likely of FDI: a competition effect which deters entry of domestic firms and positive market externalities which foster the … local firms' entry, this initial effect has been outpaced by positive externalities making the overall impact of FDI largely …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014052154
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Foreign Direct Investment, Competition and Industrial Development in the Host Country
Barrios, Salvador; Görg, Holger; Strobl, Eric - 2006
This paper analyses the impact of foreign direct investment (FDI) on the development of local firms. We focus on two … likely effects of FDI: a competition effect which deters entry of domestic firms and positive market externalities which … impact of FDI largely positive in this country …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014028182
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What role for Chinese FDI in Africa? : new survey evidence from Ethiopia and Ghana
Ackah, Charles; Alemayehu Geda Fole; Görg, Holger - 2024
Foreign investments bring in not only new employment but also novel technology, managerial skill and know-how, that may also dissipate into the local economy. It is not clear whether this effect differs by the nationality of source countries, in particular between Chinese and non-Chinese firms....
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014528266
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Aid, trade and FDI
Meyer, Birgit - 2016
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011494148
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Foreign direct investment, competition and industrial development in the host country
Barrios Cobos, Salvador; Görg, Holger; Strobl, Eric - 2004
This paper analyses the impact of foreign direct investment (FDI) on the development of local firms. We focus on two … likely effects of FDI: a competition effect which deters entry of domestic firms and positive market externalities which … impact of FDI largely positive in this country. …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010277430
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Multinationales as stabilizers? Economic crisis, access to finance, and employment growth
Álvarez, Roberto; Görg, Holger - 2011
This paper examines the comparative response of multinationals and domestic firms to an economic crisis, using the empirical setting of a well defined case of economic slowdown in Chile. We find that employment in manufacturing plants has been drastically reduced during the economic crisis. Our...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010277461
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What role for Chinese FDI in Africa? New survey evidence from Ethiopia and Ghana
Ackah, Charles; Görg, Holger; Merchan, Federico - 2024
Foreign investments bring in not only new employment but also novel technology, managerial skill and know-how, that may also dissipate into the local economy. It is not clear whether this effect differs by the nationality of source countries, in particular between Chinese and non-Chinese firms....
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014531811
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Multinationals as Stabilizers?Economic Crisis and Plant Employment Growth
Álvarez, Roberto; Görg, Holger - Forschungsinstitut zur Zukunft der Arbeit <Bonn> - 2007
This paper examines the link between multinational enterprises and employment growth atthe plant-level. We investigate in detail the comparative response of multinationals anddomestic firms to an economic crisis, using the empirical setting of a well defined case ofeconomic slowdown in Chile as...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005863222
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Multinationals as stabilizers? : Economic crisis and plant employment growth
Álvarez, Roberto (contributor); Görg, Holger (contributor) - 2007
This paper examines the link between multinational enterprises and employment growth at the plant-level. We investigate in detail the comparative response of multinationals and domestic firms to an economic crisis, using the empirical setting of a well defined case of economic slowdown in Chile...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003540699
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Multinationales as stabilizers? : Economic crisis, access to finance, and employment growth
Álvarez, Roberto; Görg, Holger - 2011
This paper examines the comparative response of multinationals and domestic firms to an economic crisis, using the empirical setting of a well defined case of economic slowdown in Chile. We find that employment in manufacturing plants has been drastically reduced during the economic crisis. Our...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009006622