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Information frictions, investment promotion, and multinational production : firm-level evidence
Carballo, Jerónimo; Marra de Artiñano, Ignacio; Volpe … - 2021
While countries make use of a wide range of policies to attract multinational firms, identifying the effect of such policies is difficult. Combining firm-level data on both the location of these firms' foreign affiliates and detailed service-specific information from Costa Rica's investment...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012509370
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Multinational production and "soft" industrial policies
Carballo, Jerónimo; Marra de Artiñano, Ignacio; Volpe … - 2020 - This version: January 2020
Multinational production has become increasingly important in recent decades. Countries resort to different industrial policies to influence the geography of this production. In this paper, we focus on a ubiquitous “soft” industrial policy that aims at reducing information barriers -...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012154635
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How do investment promotion policies affect sustainability?
Carballo, Jerónimo; Marra de Artiñano, Ignacio; … - 2023 - This version: December 2023
in Latin America have higher emission intensities than those located in Europe and that this is primarily driven by their …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014540283
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Information Frictions, Investment Promotion, and Multinational Production : Firm-Level Evidence
Carballo, Jerónimo; Artiñano, Ignacio Marra; Volpe … - 2021
While countries make use of a wide range of policies to attract multinational firms, identifying the effect of such policies is difficult. Combining firm-level data on both the location of these firms’ foreign affiliates and detailed service-specific information from Costa Rica’s investment...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013229704
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A touch of sophistication: FDI and unit values of exports
Harding, Torfinn; Javorcik, Beata Smarzynska - 2009
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 …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010266010
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FDI promotion through bilateral investment treaties: More than a bit?
Busse, Matthias; Königer, Jens; Nunnenkamp, Peter - 2008
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 …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010273152
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Subsidy competition for FDI: fierce or weak?
Havránek, Tomáš - 2009
cooperation, and thus that empirical evidence is not in accordance with the tested models. Further, it seems that by means of FDI …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003823894
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Why do firms invest in the Baltic Sea Region
Kotilainen, Markku; Nikula, Nuutti - 2010
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 …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008702157
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A touch of sophistication : FDI and unit values of exports
Harding, Torfinn; Javorcik, Beata K. Smarzynska - 2009
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 …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003922581
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China investment policy : an update
Davies, Ken - 2013
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 …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009767480