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China's Economic Development : Does the Exchange Rate and FDI Nexus Matter?
Ahmad, Fayyaz - 2017
This study aims to investigate the relationship between China's exchange rate, foreign direct investment (FDI) inflows … inflows. To promote sustainable economic development in the future, China should focus on improving the levels of domestic …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012953924
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Investor-State Arbitration : A New Threat to Global Access to Affordable Medicine
Ho, Cynthia M. - 2018
This is an introduction to a new development in the international arena that poses a threat to the ability of countries to tailor patent and regulatory laws to promote access to medicine. Basically, certain international agreements permit foreign companies to sue a country for compensation if...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012924483
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Intellectual Property Rights and Entry into a Foreign Market : FDI vs. Joint Ventures
Naghavi, Alireza; Leahy, Dermot - 2006
We study the effect of the intellectual property rights (IPR) regime of a host country (South) on a multinational's decision between serving a market via greenfield foreign direct investment to avoid the exposure of its technology or entering a joint venture (JV) with a local firm, which allows...
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Lower exchange rates and FDI inflows in least developing economies : evidence from Tanzania
Nyamrunda, Godfrey Charles - In: Advances in management & applied economics 2 (2012) 4, pp. 1-12
The hypothesis that devaluating and depreciating the exchange rate in developing economies will lead to fast growth and economic development has drawn some controversies and debates during the past 20 years in the area of development economics. Mainly, due to the delayed results in some...
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Natural Resource-Seeking FDI Inflows and Current Account Deficits in Commodity-Producing Developing Economies
Rios Ballesteros, Nathalia - 2017
Natural resource-seeking foreign direct investment (FDI) rose substantially during the last two decades as global commodity prices soared. This type of FDI typically is expected to improve the current accounts of recipient countries. Notwithstanding the commodity boom, however, current account...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012963987
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A Study on the Interrelationship of Trade, Investment and Economic Growth in Myanmar : Policy Implications from South Korea’s Economic Growth
Thunt, Htut-Oo - 2020
, the ECI of South Korea is growing significantly as compared to China, Hong Kong, and other developed countries of the …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012837625
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A Study on the Interrelationships Among Trade, Foreign Direct Investment, Human Capital, Financial Development and Economic Growth in Myanmar
Thunt, Htut-Oo - 2019
This paper analyzes the factors associated with economic growth in Myanmar by extending the Trade-FDI-led growth model with human capital and financial development through a Vector Error Correction Model (VECM). Vector Error Correction Model is a form of Vector Autoregressive, which has...
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Trends of Patent and Utility Model Activities in Asia and Africa : A Comparison of Regional Innovation, FDI and Economic Activity
Mwiya, Bruce - 2017
The 21st century has been characterised by the knowledge economy in which contemporary wealth creation emanates from … information, knowledge and intangible assets (intellectual property (IP)). This article undertakes comparative analyses of trends … in innovation activity in five newly industrialising countries (NICs) in Asia (China, India, Philippines, Thailand and …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012974823
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The Impact of Intellectual Property Protection on MNEs’ Decisions to Invest in Developing Countries : Empirical Evidence from New Swiss Firm-Level FDI Panel Data
Hold, Arno - 2015
This article reviews the impact of intellectual property (IP) protection on foreign direct investment (FDI) by multinational enterprises (MNEs) in developing countries. Applying different panel data techniques to a newly-created comprehensive FDI/IP dataset of 31 Swiss MNEs investing into 53...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013033949
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It worked in China, so why not in Africa? : the political economy challenge of special economic zones
Farole, Thomas; Moberg, Lotta - 2014
knowledge and distorted incentives. We use it to explain the problems with African special economic zones and to suggest …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010434534