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The Institutional Environment for Multinational Investment
Henisz, Witold J. - 2011
This paper demonstrates that the effect of political hazards on the choice of market entry mode varies across multinational firms based on the extent to which they face expropriation hazards from their potential joint-venture partners in the host country (the level of contractual hazards). As...
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Foreign direct investment spillovers and pharmaceutical innovation : the role of intellectual property rights
Ho, Chun-Yu; Li, Xin; Zhou, Weimin - 2017
This paper examines the effect of foreign direct investment (FDI) on domestic innovation based on a data set covering … the pharmaceutical industries across 29 provinces in the People's Republic of China (PRC) over the period 1998-2007. We … show that there is a negative horizontal spillover effect of FDI on domestic innovation when the intellectual property …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011723712
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Chapter 8. Trade, Intellectual Property Rights, and the World Trade Organization
Saggi, K. - 2016
This chapter surveys the literature on international trade and the protection of intellectual property rights (IPRs) in the global economy. The discussion is organized around the major questions in the field. How does openness to trade affect national incentives for patent protection? What is...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014023447
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Multinational Corporations and Institutions
Kant, Chander - 2019
This paper examines whether the recent conclusion that foreign direct investment (FDI) has a positive effect on institutions in developing countries depends on a country having reached a certain threshold level of institutional quality. The relevant literature has recently coalesced around the...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012902361
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Governance Quality, Foreign Direct Investment, and Entrepreneurship in Emerging Markets
Tran, Nam; Le, Dat Chi - 2020
The effect of foreign direct investment (FDI) on indigenous entrepreneurship in emerging markets is shaped in association with the quality of national governance infrastructure. The essential of such a convoluted interplay is concluded: governance quality alters the FDI-based spillovers of...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014119508
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Do Product Market Reforms Raise Innovation? Evidence from Micro-data Across 12 Countries
Litina, Anastasia - 2020
How does policy affect innovation and the digital economy? We revisit how standard product market regulation affects … innovation and develop a novel framework for thinking about digital regulation. Using new establishment-level micro-data across … 12 countries between 1998 and 2012, this paper first estimates the effect of competition policy on innovation. We find …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012849695
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Dispute settlement provisions in international investment agreements : a large summary survey
Pohl, Joachim; Mashigo, Kekeletso; Nohen, Alexis - 2012
Investor-State dispute settlement mechanisms (ISDS) are an important component of most International Investment Agreements (IIAs) and have significant influence on how disputes between States and investors are resolved. This statistical survey of a large sample of 1,660 bilateral investment...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009685837
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Lufthansa : a century of international growth
Schmid, Stefan; Xia, Zhengtian - 2024
Over the last century, the passenger airline industry has undergone a series of transformations, with Lufthansa being a key player not only in Europe, but also worldwide. This case study traces Lufthansa's development, from its origins up until its current status, and outlines its expansion by...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014634473
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Dispute Settlement Provisions in International Investment Agreements : A Large Sample Survey
Pohl, Joachim - 2012
Investor-State dispute settlement mechanisms (ISDS) are an important component of most International Investment Agreements (IIAs) and have significant influence on how disputes between States and investors are resolved.This statistical survey of a large sample of 1,660 bilateral investment...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013096744
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R&D Subsidies, Multinational Firm Ownership, and Exporting
Gretz, Richard T. - 2008
We examine the question of whether a country benefits by subsidizing the Ramp;D of foreign owned monopoly firms. We allow for any proportion of foreign ownership; and, Ramp;D improves the product so that customers directly benefit. The policy implications are: (1) the optimal subsidy increases...
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