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The interplay between foreign direct investment, security and European integration : the case of the Central and Eastern European countries
Stoian, Carmen Raluca (contributor);  … - 2005
A bi-directional relationship between FDI and economic reforms in ten Central European countries is tested, along with the role of the EU in breaking a potential vicious circle of insecurity, little investment, slow reforms, low prospects of EU membership and hence high insecurity. Using panel...
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Financial Crises and Bilateral Foreign Direct Investment Flows
Mahmoud, Ashraf Abdelaal - 2011
Despite impressive studies on financial crises consequences and foreign capital flows, by large the research done has examined these economic phenomenons separately without addressing their nexus. This paper aims at bridging this gap by examining the impact of financial crises on bilateral...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013126532
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The causal link between FDI and remittances in Kosovo, Switzerland, and Denmark
Nakije, Kida - In: Comparative economic research : Central and Eastern Europe 24 (2021) 2, pp. 45-68
The pursuit of money and capital is a relentless endeavor of every economy. FDI is considered the engine of economic growth, while are remittances the increasingly the catalyst of the population’s welfare. The purpose of the study is to analyze the answer about the relationship between...
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Institutions and investment in South and East Asia & Pacific region : evidence from meta-analysis
Hawkes, Denise D.; Yerrabati, Sridevi - 2015
Given the important role inward FDI can play in accelerating economic growth and transformation, developing countries are interested in attracting it. This study contributes to evidence based policy making and to academic research on governance FDI relationship by meta synthesising 771 estimates...
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The Knowledge Spillover Effects of FDI on the Productivity and Efficiency of Research Activities in China
Zhang, Lin - 2017
As China is moving toward an innovation-driven economy, this paper offers new insights for both policymakers and investors to optimize the effectiveness of investment performance. This paper studies China's provincial research activities with a focus on the spillover-induced productivity and...
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Empirical evidence on the Euler equation for investment in the US
Ascari, Guido; Haque, Qazi; Magnusson, Leandro M.; … - 2021
The Euler equation model for investment with adjustment costs and variable capital utilization is estimated using aggregate US post-war data with econometric methods that are robust to weak instruments and exploit information in possible structural changes. Various alternative identification...
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Corruption's effect on foreign direct investment : the case of Montenegro
Pupović, Elvira - In: Economic review : journal of economics & business 10 (2012) 2, pp. 13-28
All investments and asset classes have different levels of risks and expected returns. For example, low risk … investments such as cash generally provide a lower return than high risk investments over the long term, but are unlikely to lead … to a capital loss. High risk investments generally offer the potential of a higher return over the long term, but there …
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Spillover Effects of FDI in China : From the Perspective of Technology Gaps
Lu, Qian - 2017
On January 1, 2008, the Chinese government partly reduced the privileges enjoyed by FDI firms. This policy change again put the effects of FDI into public focus. Using Chinese industry-level panel data, this paper analyzes the spillover effects of FDI from the perspective of technology gaps...
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Modeling Effects of Foreign Direct Investment on Macroeconomic Variables in Sudan
Mohamed, Issam A.W. - 2012
Over the past two decades, many countries around the world have experienced substantial growth in their economies, driven by inflow of the foreign capital especially in the form of foreign direct investment (FDI). The share of net FDI in world GDP has grown five-fold through recent years, making...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013112103
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Empirical Evidence on the Euler Equation for Investment in the US
Ascari, Guido; Haque, Qazi; Magnusson, Leandro M.; … - 2023
Is the typical specification of the Euler equation for investment employed in DSGE models consistent with aggregate macro data? Using state-of-the-art econometric methods that are robust to weak instruments and exploit information in possible structural changes, the answer is yes. Unfortunately,...
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