Theoretical models of growth reveal that either exogenous or endogenous, technology is the main driving force behind the long-run economic growth. Furthermore, in the endogenous growth framework, diffusion of technology is the basic mechanism of per capita income convergence among countries....

A major question in the globalization debate is whether outsourcing and offshoring activities are beneficial to the home country. This paper investigates the effects on productivity and trade from the perspective of transaction costs, using a recent theory on trade in tasks. A production...

A major question in the globalization debate is whether outsourcing and offshoring activities are beneficial to the home country. This paper investigates the effects on productivity and trade from the perspective of transaction costs, using a recent theory on trade in tasks. A production...

This paper analyzes the causal relationships between exports, FDI and economic growth among the ASEAN5 countries. We have used a three-stage procedure based on unit root, co-integration and causality tests applied to the panel data from 1981 to 2013. The results reveal that there is a...

The international economic debate on the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP) has focused mainly on trade induced real income gains while the FDI related and innovation induced benefits have been largely neglected, although the EU and the US are leading FDI host countries and...

The study covers several aspects of FDI in the country, ranging from FDI patterns and FDIdrivers to FDI relations, growth and exports, taking into account several factors such as theformation of raw equities, macroeconomic stability, institutional capital and human capital.In recent years, the...

The study covers several aspects of FDI in the country, ranging from FDI patterns and FDIdrivers to FDI relations, growth and exports, taking into account several factors such as theformation of raw equities, macroeconomic stability, institutional capital and human capital.In recent years, the...

Every economy wishes to achieve the highest sustainable growth. Growth of a country is backed by availability of required resources. Money is one of the major sources that lead to development. India being a developing economy needs a lot of finance for its development. Due to low level of...

The thorough economic literatures present on the role of Foreign Direct Investment in positively affecting the economic growth prove its importance for the development and prosperity of Pakistan. The study aims at identifying the determinants of FDI and studying the FDI-economic growth...

Die vorliegende Studie untersucht erstmalig für die Ukraine und Polen, wie der Wechsel der vertretenen Regierungspartei in der Region und die Absorptionsfähigkeit von FDI das regionale Wirtschaftswachstum beeinflussen. Die empirische Analyse erfolgt auf regionaler Ebene für den Zeitraum...