This paper examines the potential impact of the economic crisis, which started in 2008, on the dynamics global foreign direct investment, especially in the new member states of the European Union. The global economic crisis that hit the world in 2008 has forced scholars and policy makers alike...

This article explores the main features of outward foreign direct investment by Russian corporations and some of the implications of their recent rise to global prominence for the theories of international investment. Surprisingly, lower middle-income Russia is a net capital exporter, and some...

The life sciences sector (and biotechnology in particular) has emerged as a prospective area, and attracted a lot of attention recently. Multinational companies in the life sciences seek to explore new markets, and, on the other side, governments strive to develop the life sciences sector...

This paper examines the potential impact of the economic crisis, which started in 2008, on the dynamics global foreign direct investment, especially in the new member states of the European Union. The global economic crisis that hit the world in 2008 has forced scholars and policy makers alike...

The life sciences sector (and biotechnology in particular) has emerged as a prospective area, and attracted a lot of attention recently. Multinational companies in the life sciences seek to explore new markets, and, on the other side, governments strive to develop the life sciences sector...

This article explores the main features of outward foreign direct investment and transnational corporations from Russia since 1991. The universe of Russian transnational corporations shows a great variety in its ownership structures, motivations and strategies to invest abroad. There are...

This article analyses direct investment patterns by Russian firms in the four Visegrád countries, their motivations and ownership advantages, based mostly on the eclectic paradigm. Beside statistical data, it relies on case studies to present the profile of the most important Russian investors...

This chapter examines the question if inward foreign direct investment (FDI) is still a major source of growth and structural transformation in the 11 Central and Eastern European (CEE) member countries of the European Union in the post-crisis era. In other words, does FDI still follow a double...

In December 2014, the Russian Federation plunged into a crisis again, the fourth one in a quarter of a century. Crises came in pairs, just like earthquakes and aftershocks: 1992-1996, followed by 1998; then 2009, followed by the current one. The new crisis will affect the economic prospects of...

This working paper analyses investment by Russian firms in the four Visegrád countries, their motivations and ownership advantages, based mostly on the eclectic paradigm. Beside statistical data, we rely on case studies to present the profile of the most important Russian investors in each host...