This paper examines the extent to which policy restrictions on foreign direct investment in the Indonesian service sector affected the performance of manufacturers over the period 1997-2009. It uses firm-level data on manufacturers' total factor productivity and the OECD's foreign direct...

Front Cover; Contents; Preface; About the Authors; Executive Summary; Abbreviations; Chapter 1Introduction; Context and Rationale; Figures; Figure 1.1 Net FDI Inflows; Figure 1.2 Evolution of Outward FDI from Developing Regions; Figure 1.3 BRICS' Share of Global GDP, 1989-2010; Methodology; Scope;...

This paper examines the extent to which policy restrictions on foreign direct investment in the Indonesian service sector affected the performance of manufacturers over the period 1997-2009. It uses firm-level data on manufacturers' total factor productivity and the OECD's foreign direct...

How do international economic agreements influence the investment patterns of firms from emerging economies? This paper studies the ways in which bilateral investment treaties and preferential trade agreements interact with geographic and cultural distance to influence firms' investment...

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