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Assessing the Spillover Effects of FDI to the Philippines
Aldaba, Rafaelita M.; Aldaba, Fernando T. - 2010
The experience of the Philippines shows that FDI spillover effects are not automatically generated. Opening up the economy to FDI has contributed to the country's exports of high-technology products and overall economic growth. However, the spillover effects of FDI to domestic firms have...
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How important are Institutions for Growth in Transition Countries?
Moers, Luc - 1999
Growth empirics with institutional measures is performed for 25 transition countries overthe period 1990-95. Estimation results suggest that (particularly state) institutions aresignificant for growth and, especially, foreign direct investment (FDI), the latter in turnbeing important for the...
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Investment, institutions, and governance in Asia
de Dios, Emmanuel S.; Ducanes, Geoffrey M. - 2011
We investigate the extent to which the investment slowdown in many Asian countries since the Asian Financial Crisis is attributable to changes in governance institutions. In the process we test the more general hypothesis that different aspects of governance will become relevant constraints to...
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Stimulating investment and growth in the Philippines: The need for first-order market reforms
Desierto, Desiree A.; Ducanes, Geoffrey M. - 2011
We show that the most important barriers to investment and growth in the Philippines are structural and institutional problems that are characteristic of limited access societies, which can be more effectively and efficiently overcome by prioritizing 'first-order' market reforms that increase...
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Real convergence in Central and Eastern European EU Member States: which role for exchange rate volatility?
Arratibel, Olga; Furceri, Davide; Martin, Reiner - 2008
This paper analyzes the relation between exchange rate volatility and several macroeconomic variables, namely real per capita output growth, the credit cycle, the stock of inward foreign direct investment (FDI) and the current account balance, in the Central and Eastern European EU Member...
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China's Impact on Africa - the Role of Trade, FDI and Aid
Busse, Matthias; Erdogan, Ceren; Mühlen, Henning - 2014
We investigate the impact of Chinese activities in sub-Saharan African countries with respect to the growth performance of economies in that region. Using a Solow-type growth model and panel data for the period 1991 to 2011, we find that African economies that export natural resources have...
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Ausländische Direktinvestitionen als Wachstumsmotor? - Eine Empirische Analyse am Beispiel Lateinamerikas
Hinrichs, Cord - 2005
kausale Beziehung zwischen ausländischen Direktinvestitionen (DI) und Wirtschaftswachstum in 6 lateinamerikanischen Ländern … aufgeworfen, wie die Interaktion zwischen DI und inländischem Wirtschaftswachstum zu sehen ist. Auch wenn in der theoretischen als … auch empirischen Literatur signifikante Belege für eine Verbindung zwischen DI und Wirtschaftswachstum zu finden sind, so …
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An FDI is an FDI is an FDI? The growth effects of greenfield investment and mergers and acquisitions in developing countries
Harms, Philipp; Méon, Pierre-Guillaume - 2011
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...
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Africa and the United Kingdom: Challenges and opportunities to expand UK investments
Mendez Parra, Maximiliano; Raga, Sherillyn; Sommer, Lily - 2020
This report highlights the opportunities and challenges facing UK firms when investing or conducting business in Africa, with a particular emphasis on the non-extractive sector. It highlights the mutual benefits for Africa, in terms of economic transformation and growth, and for the UK, in...
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Indien: Eine Alternative zu China?
Menkhoff, Lukas; Wagner, Christian - In: Wirtschaftsdienst 103 (2023) 1, pp. 62-67
Die Spannungen in der Weltwirtschaft und die Sorge um eine zu starke wirtschaftliche Abhängigkeit Europas von China rücken Indien in den Blickpunkt. Dort leben knapp 18 % der Weltbevölkerung in einer demokratischen Staatsform. Allerdings beträgt die Größe des Marktes bestenfalls ein...
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