out by some entrepreneurs and their young businesses. In this study, we analyze the extent to which differences in FDI and … GEM data and other secondary sources for the period 2005-2009, we found that the exposure to higher flows of inward FDI at … higher flows of outward FDI or higher levels of accumulated knowledge at regional level has no impact. The results also show …

investment (FDI) as a channel for knowl- edge spillovers in addition to imports. Deeper insights on the issue are provided by … examining inter-relationship between knowledge spillovers from imports and inward FDI. Moreover, human capital is added to the …, the direct effects of FDI-related as well as import-related spillovers on domestic productivity are confirmed. Furthermore …

" type of foreign investment - greenfield knowledge intensive FDI - on domestic entry. Our results suggest that, in the short … run, this type of FDI is positively related to the entry rate in the host country, if the domestic sector is either …

We use a unique exogenous corporate tax policy change in the Republic of Ireland to investigate how corporate taxation … increase in corporate tax rates for exporters did affect the entry or exit of plants from the US or UK in Ireland. Entry rates … Ireland reduce the size of their operations in response to the tax change. …