In den 90er Jahren kam es zu einem weltweiten Boom bei den Direktinvestitionen. Im Gegensatz zu vergleichbaren Entwicklungen in den 80er Jahren haben auch eine Reihe von Entwicklungsländern in erheblichem Umfang Direktinvestitionskapital empfangen. Diese breitere Streuung hat auch...

Over the past decade, the global adoption of Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) screening mechanisms (ISMs) has surged, reflecting developed countries' policies aiming at restricting FDI on the grounds of broadly defined 'security' or 'national' interests. Recent geopolitical and economic crises...

The debate on trade and growth increasingly focuses on the composition of exports. Exports of more "sophisticated" products appear to be positively correlated with growth, and upgrading the quality of exports is high on the policy agenda of many countries. This study presents evidence suggesting...

This contribution to a Festschrift for Dr. SKB Asante, the leading in-house expert on matters related to investment policy-making at the United Nations Centre on Transnational Corporations, discusses a number of issues related to investment policy-making at the national and international levels...