many countries. This study presents evidence suggesting that attracting inflows of FDI offers potential for upgrading a … country’s export basket. The empirical analysis relates unit values of exports measured at the 4-digit SITC level to data on … sectors treated by investment promotion agencies as priority in their efforts to attract FDI. The sample covers 116 countries …

order to improve their chances in the worldwide competition for foreign direct investment (FDI). However, the effectiveness … of BITs in inducing higher FDI inflows is still open to debate. It is in several ways that we attempt to clarify the … extensive dataset on bilateral FDI flows. Furthermore, we account for unilateral FDI liberalization, in order not to …

cooperation, and thus that empirical evidence is not in accordance with the tested models. Further, it seems that by means of FDI …

have investigated the factors af-fecting FDI in the Baltic Sea Region in three ways. First, we have studied the factors … affecting FDI on the basis of the existing theoretical and empirical literature. Secondly, we have studied the characteristics … of the existing FDI in the Baltic Sea Region. Thirdly, we have researched the investment motives through two firm …

many countries. This study presents evidence suggesting that attracting inflows of FDI offers potential for upgrading a … country's export basket. The empirical analysis relates unit values of exports measured at the 4-digit SITC level to data on … sectors treated by investment promotion agencies as priority in their efforts to attract FDI. The sample covers 116 countries …

of China. China remains the largest recipient of FDI among developing countries and FDI continues to play a … services-sector FDI than in manufacturing, and a reorientation of FDI from the Eastern Region to the Central and Western … Chinese government has taken a number of measures to streamline and decentralise FDI administration and strengthen enforcement …

With the growing importance of FDI among developing countries, a number of research studies have been conducted for … in South Asia, there is great potential for Pakistan to attract FDI from India. In this context, the paper identifies … sectors in Pakistan that hold potential for investment. While the removal of restrictions on FDI flows has opened up new …

direct investment (FDI), an essential question for policy-makers is no longer just what to reform but also how to reform. How … FDI Regulatory Restrictiveness Index, Korea was the biggest reformer of its policies towards FDI between 1997 and 2010 … FDI regime in Korea and to examine how and why it came about. What were the main obstacles and what were the main drivers …