This paper takes the position that technology transfers associated with foreign direct investment inflows (FDI) are an … paribus, depend on the attributes of FDI providers, particularly as they relate to the degree of technological advancement and … the behavioral aspects of the technology transfer. Japan and the U.S. are two important sources of FDI where multinational …

Japanese foreign direct investment (FDI) into China is analysed using an FDI model that accounts for different modes of … FDI as well as third country effects and adds to existing literature by incorporating a new measurement of political … distance. Political closeness between countries is shown to affect FDI. An improvement in political relations is associated …

direct investment (HFDI), pure platform FDI (PFDI), and complex platform FDI (CFDI). Using data on Japanese outward FDI, we …

We examine the determinants of Japanese foreign direct investment (FDI) focusing on institutional and social factors … cultural distance from Japan attract Japanese FDI. Good institutions, such as a well-developed legal framework and an effective … government, are important in promoting Japanese FDI to emerging economies, whereas fewer regulatory restrictions, lower tax …