The paper surveys theories of FDI and supporting evidence. A new theory flashes out a unique feature of FDI: hands on management style that enables investors to react in real time to changing economic environments. Equipped with superior intangible know how in screening firms, foreign direct...

We survey several key mechanisms that explain the composition of international capital flows: foreign direct investment, foreign portfolio investment and debt flows (bank loans and bonds). In particular, we focus on the following market frictions: asymmetric information in capital markets and...