labour market mismatches. Investment rates have been rising rapidly in recent years, and foreign direct investment has been … found to have a positive impact on total investment. Investment in human capital is still at a relatively low level compared …

We explore the effect of foreign direct investment on economic growth in developing countries, distinguishing between … mergers and acquisitions ("M&As") and "greenfield" investment. A simple model captures the key difference between the two … types of FDI: unlike greenfield investment, M&As partly represent a rent accruing to previous owners, and do not necessarily …

income elasticity of demand for imports (partly associated with an increase in foreign direct investment with a high import …

This paper aims to investigate the relationship between financial liberalization on the one hand and saving, investment … investment (although there are some signs to believe that liberalization may actually reduce rather than increase domestic saving …), whereas it is positively associated with private investment, as well as with per capita GDP growth. We find a negative …

total investment in intangibles was 227 billion or approximately two-thirds of the total investment in fixed capital in 2004 …. Thus, investment in intangibles was considerable in 2004. The corresponding figures for the UK and the US were 10.9 and 13 …

recognizing that firms make substantial investment in intangible assets such as R&D, design, advertising etc. These investments … are not classified as investment in the National Accounts, where only tangible assets are defined as investment. This … paper provides estimates of investment in intangible assets and uses the growth accounting framework to analyze the Swedish …