the occurrence and magnitude of externalities from FDI in 1995-2007. We find both positive and negative externalities in …

This paper examines the effect of transition and of political instability on FDI flows to the transition economies of … Central Europe, the Baltics and the Balkans. We find that FDI to transition economies unaffected by conflict and political … tends to increase FDI inflows. In the case of Balkan countries, conflict and instability have reduced FDI inflows below what …

investments (FDI) in the US. In contrast to earlier work, this paper puts special emphasis on controlling for Marshallian … externalities may, if not accounted for appropriately, be falsely attributed to FDI. This paper also deals with the potential … endogeneity of FDI and the presence of spatial lags by employing a system generalized method of moments (GMM) estimator. We use a …

This paper extends the existing literature on FDI and wage inequality. We do this in two ways. Firstly, we incorporate … and vertical FDI. Secondly, after establishing the effects that inward investment has on wage inequality, we then analyse … has on this. We illustrate the important differences that horizontal and vertical FDI have on both wages and wage …

investment treaties as a possible determinant of BIT-related effects on bilateral FDI flows. Our estimation results prove to be … dispute settlement provisions do not necessarily result in higher FDI inflows so that the effectiveness of BITs as a credible … commitment device remains elusive. -- Dispute Settlement ; BITs ; FDI flows …

The previous literature provides a highly ambiguous picture on the impact of trade and investment agreements on FDI … of modalities on the admission of FDI and dispute settlement mechanisms in both RTAs and BITs on bilateral FDI flows … between 1978 and 2004. We find that FDI reacts positively to RTAs only if they offer liberal admission rules. Dispute …

-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 …