investment (FDI) on cross-country differences in productivity. We construct a spatial Gini coefficient of labor productivity … across countries, and weighted indices of FDI and gross domestic investment (GDI). We then examine their time series … properties to explore the relations of FDI and GDI with productivity. Although we find little evidence of FDI flows - which have …

puzzle. An analysis of the components of capital flows and of gross portfolio positions shows that foreign direct investment … is directed towards countries with the highest growth rates, but that portfolio investment outflows exceed these inflows …

We develop a dynamic multi-country trade model with foreign direct investment (FDI) in the form of non-rival technology … actual aggregate cross-section data for 89 countries in 2011 to a hypothetical world without FDI. The gains from FDI amount … to 9% of world's welfare and to 11% of world's trade, unevenly distributed among winners and losers. Net exports of FDI …

The study analyses the relationships between capital dynamics, productivity, global value chains and foreign direct … investment using panel data techniques. Among other results, we confirm the high importance of tangible and intangible ICT … capital for productivity and GVC integration. We examine the extent of underinvestment in ICT in the EU relative to other …

As substantive economic and social phenomena, international trade and investment are inextricably linked. Yet like … parting of their respective legal systems, international trade and investment are more closely tied to each other today than … ever before, with a significant portion of international trade and investment flows occurring in global supply chains …

do not show any auto-correlation. The trade and foreign investment variables have a significant impact on the growth rate …