Using data from 6378 Mexican firms for the 2012–2013 period, this paper estimates the effect of competition with China for the US market on the innovation efforts of the Mexican manufacturing sector. After controlling for the influence of several variables, we find a U-curve shaped...

All countries are eager to attract as much foreign investments as possible. At the same time FDI may have not only positive, but also negative economic effects for receiving countries. Positive effects are associated with technology transfer, efficient allocation of resources, and training of...

Countries that control foreign direct investment (FDI) often face the trade-off between following national policy interests and suffering efficiency losses arising from FDI restrictions. We demonstrate the presence of this trade-off in the case of a protectionist FDI policy in Indonesia that...

Based on a yearly census of Indonesian manufacturing firms for 2000-2014, we investigate the effects of a sector-specific investment policy reform on firm productivity. Hereby we exploit a protectionist foreign direct investment reform (the so-called negative investment list) that designated...

This paper addresses an important development issue in literature of international production, namely what motivates market-seeking foreign direct investment (FDI) to undertake export activities. It is well recognized in the concerned literature that export-oriented FDI is more beneficial for...

The paper presents an analysis of the main methods and means to attract resources and investment in the organization of production processes of the enterprise. Used research methods - methods of system and comparative analysis, the method of analogy. Results: specific identified features to...

Since the outburst of the financial crisis, FDI flows into Korea have dramatically increased, causing great concern regarding the rapid penetration of FDI and its concentrating effects on the economy. The study explores the issue of how FDI impacts on market structure and competition in Korea....

This paper studies the life span of 187 new foreign firms in Vietnam that were created in 2000 and measures for how many years they stay in the market over the 2000-2011 period. The Cox proportional hazard model is employed to ascertain the relative importance of industry- and firm-specific...

This paper analyzes the effects of foreign direct investment on the sales growth rate of domestic companies in the Czech Republic. Using firm-level panel data from 1995 to 2003, it studies both horizontal and vertical spillovers. The study allows for the lagged nature of spillovers and pays...

We investigate both theoretically and empirically the competitive discipline effect exerted by FDI on plant-level price-cost margins. Using plant level data for manufacturing industries in the United Kingdom we find robust evidence supporting our theoretical predictions: greenfield FDI has a...