This study examines the effect of foreign direct investment (FDI) on local firms' productivity via human capital … due to the Republic of Korea's visa regulations. We find that the industry and regional FDI positively affect local firms …' productivity, particularly firms with higher growth in hiring skilled foreign employees. This human capital spillover from FDI is …

This paper relates to the literature on pecuniary externalities from FDI. Their transmission mechanism is complex … exploited. As a result, all the potential effects of FDI on firm productivity remain to explain. We contribute to the literature …

In this paper, I present novel empirical evidence in support of the idea that FDI firms can act as an important driver … analysis, I use unique firm level data that I obtained from applying several purpose built surveys among FDI and domestic … nature of technology transfers between FDI firms and local suppliers and I identify statistically factors that influence the …

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 …

the development of FDI methodology in Central and Eastern Europe. The most significant results representing the scientific … novelty of the dissertation include the following elements: determining the impact of FDI on the formation of business systems …

This study investigates the determinants of FDI in Austria, as well as their spillovers to innovating technologies … of trade increases investment in foreign-owned subsidiaries in Austria, and that FDI is pre-dominantly carried out in …, FDI is higher in regions with a larger GDP and with a larger share of the population with upper secondary and post …

The principal objective of this paper is to ascertain whether foreign direct investment (FDI) has statistically … as FDI externalities or spillover effects. This paper attempts to evaluate whether these spillover effects depend on the … sending countries' income levels. Our empirical analysis shows that FDI exerts positive impacts on less developed countries …

Cross-country regressions suggest that urbanization and FDI are important drivers of growth. However, it is not clear … provide detailed evidence on the determinants of outward FDI from the US. FDI is higher in countries that are close to the US … substantial natural resource exports. Countries also attract more FDI if they have more medium-sized cities and primacy is not too …