I. Introduction: This thesis analyzes the impact of reforms in Romania and Croatia on the inflow of Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) by German and Austrian Multinational Corporations (MNCs). The research questions are: (1) What role can public policy play in transition countries in attracting...

This thesis develops an equilibrium framework for strategic exercise of geographical market entry option. The theoretical model analyses the impact of asymmetries of the competing firms such as follower entry barrier and asymmetric profitability on the optimal market entry timing and firm...

Ziel dieser Arbeit ist es, welche konkreten Erwägungen ausländische Investoren, vor allem Versicherungsinvestoren veranlassen, in Vietnam zu investieren, welche wirtschaftlichen, gesellschaftlichen und politischen Rahmenbedingungen sie zu erwarten haben und welche Vorrausetzungen sie für ein...

Foreign direct investment (FDI) plays an important role in the economic development strategies of several countries. FDI inflows bring in the latest technology, create employment and lead to tradable goods. FDI not only enables the transfer of intangibles to another country but also makes...

Foreign direct investment, henceforth denoted FDI, constitutes a basic component of the ongoing economic globalization. The latter phenomenon refers to the increasing economic interdependence of countries in the sense that today goods, services, capital and technologies are exchanged or diffused...

During the last decade, the Venezuelan government has pursued a reform of the legal regime of hydrocarbons tailored to its interests as an oil producing country. However, the ongoing consequences of the global economic recession which negatively impacted the Venezuelan economy, call into...

This paper examines foreign direct investment (FDI) in Lithuania, analyze the structure and range of investment during period 2000-2006 in the country. Discusses the inflows of investment, distribution of the sectors, main investors, and regions. The paper analyse the efficiency of FDI on the...

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This is a study of several contentious issues in Canadian health policy involving the interaction of public and private payers and for-profit (FP) and not-for-profit (NFP) providers; the influence of health professionals on market structure; and the role of foreign investment. A case study was...