Ireland is one of the most FDI-intensive economies in the OECD and is a significant export platform for both … manufacturing and internationally traded services. This chapter provides case studies of three of the most important FDI … services segments - software & IT and international financial services. It also updates earlier analyses of how Ireland …

of foreign direct investment and exporting on the innovation performance of services firms in Ireland. Our research shows …

important differences between Ireland's outward FDI and the bulk of FDI occurring in the world economy however. Ireland … differentiation associated with high advertising expenditures. -- Outward FDI ; Investment Development Path ; Ireland … systematically related to its level of economic development. Ireland is an interesting test case because of the importance of inward …