Foreign direct investment (FDI) projects are assumed to be accompanied by potential external effects – so-called FDI …-level panel data from ten Latin American (developing) countries in order to estimate the spillover effects from FDI on firms … a tendency that the presence of FDI in a sector (region) has a negative (positive) impact …

Foreign direct investment (FDI) projects are assumed to be accompanied by potential external effects - so-called FDI …-level panel data from ten Latin American (developing) countries in order to estimate the spillover effects from FDI on firms … a tendency that the presence of FDI in a sector (region) has a negative (positive) impact. …

In this paper, I present novel empirical evidence in support of the idea that FDI firms can act as an important driver … analysis, I use unique firm level data that I obtained from applying several purpose built surveys among FDI and domestic … nature of technology transfers between FDI firms and local suppliers and I identify statistically factors that influence the …

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 …

Recent evidences show the co-existence of lower trade cost and higher amount of foreign direct investment (FDI), which … country markets are important to the foreign firm, lower trade cost may increase FDI if the foreign and the host country firms … differ in technologies. Whether lower trade cost increases welfare is ambiguous, and depends on its effects on FDI. We also …

(inside the firm) or can be fostered through access to external sources, including from foreign direct investment (FDI). This … study aims to examine how important is the presence of FDI for local SMEs with respect to transfer of technology in …