foreign direct investment choice, the export strategy can be rejected although it is dominating the FDI project and although … continuous variables on export and FDI patterns. …

between export and FDI. The model combines the proximity-concentration trade-off framework with the real option methodology … introduction of productivity growth increases the likeliness of first time market entry through FDI. If the firm is confronted with … uncertain productivity growth, market entry through FDI increases even further. Uncertainty is identified as a compounding force …

between export and FDI. The model combines the proximity-concentration trade-off framework with the real option methodology … introduction of productivity growth increases the likeliness of first time market entry through FDI. If the firm is confronted with … uncertain productivity growth, market entry through FDI increases even further. Uncertainty is identified as a compounding force …

This paper examines the long-run relationship between outward foreign direct investment (FDI) and total factor …: (i) outward FDI has, on average, a positive long-run effect on total factor productivity in developing countries, (ii …) increased factor productivity is both consequence and a cause of increased outward FDI, and (iii) there are large differences in …

many countries. This study presents evidence suggesting that attracting inflows of FDI offers potential for upgrading a … sectors treated by investment promotion agencies as priority in their efforts to attract FDI. The sample covers 116 countries … over the period 1984-2000. The findings are consistent with a positive effect of FDI on unit values of exports in …

-facto exchange rate regime for FDI flows. We find a strong and significant effect from fixed rates on bilateral FDI flows in … exchange rates on FDI. We provide several possible explanations for this difference. -- Foreign Direct Investment …

-facto exchange rate regime for FDI flows. We find a strong and significant effect from fixed rates on bilateral FDI flows in … exchange rates on FDI. We provide several possible explanations for this difference. -- Foreign Direct Investment …

types of FDI: unlike greenfield investment, M&As partly represent a rent accruing to previous owners, and do not necessarily … contribute to expanding the host country's capital stock. The model suggests that greenfield FDI has a stronger impact on growth … than M&A sales. This hypothesis is supported by our empirical results, which show that greenfield FDI enhances growth …

Investment (FDI). The conventional proximity-concentration theory suggests that FDI substitutes for trade if distance between … empirically the effect of different dimensions of distance on the choice between exports and FDI. We find that different … dimensions of distance affect exports and FDI differently. There is clear evidence of a proximity-concentration trade-off in …