This paper documents some key facts about foreign direct investment flows by U.S. businesses overseas and foreign …, document associated employment and productivity gains, and show how investment-related sales compare with traditional exports …. While the United States is a net debtor to the rest of the world, direct investment overseas by U.S. businesses exceeds …

In this paper, we study the impacts of bilateral investment treaties (BITs) between the EU countries and China on EU …

This paper investigates the effects of double tax treaties (DTTs) on foreign direct investment (FDI) after controlling …

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different types of international investment flows. A society's cultural orientation toward egalitarianism is manifested by … influence of egalitarianism distance on cross-national investment flows of bond and equity issuances, syndicated loans, and … its effect on international investment via an associated set of consistent contemporary policy choices. But even after …

The study investigates the impact of cross-border mergers and acquisitions on GDP per capita and domestic investment in … affects domestic investment, suggesting that spillover effects of this type of investment can be expected not earlier than one … reforms enhance GDP per capita whereas their influence on domestic investment activity is insignificant. We found that there …

We explore the effect of foreign direct investment on economic growth in developing countries, distinguishing between … mergers and acquisitions ("M&As") and "greenfield" investment. A simple model captures the key difference between the two … types of FDI: unlike greenfield investment, M&As partly represent a rent accruing to previous owners, and do not necessarily …