implemented to analyze the effect of inward foreign direct investment (FDI) on exports. We use cross-sectional HS trade data … disaggregated at a 6-digit level in 2010 with controls for HS 2-digit level. Our results show that FDI increases exports only in the … effect is different across sections. Our robustness checks show that when FDI is removed, the coefficients and the effect on …

The paper develops a new stand-alone structural gravity model for explaining bilateral FDI patterns. We employ the … on bilateral foreign direct investment (FDI). We use the UNCTAD global database on bilateral FDI stocks and flows. To … a PTA increases bilateral FDI stocks by around 30%. Nevertheless, we also find that ‘deeper' or comprehensive PTAs (e …

The paper develops a stand-alone structural gravity model for explaining bilateral FDI patterns. We employ the model to … bilateral foreign direct investment (FDI). We use the UNCTAD global database on bilateral FDI stocks and flows. To control for … increases bilateral FDI stocks by around 30%. Nevertheless, we also find that ‘deeper' or comprehensive PTAs (e.g., including …

bilateral FDI. We use the UNCTAD global database on bilateral FDI stocks and flows. To control for the heterogeneous nature of … bilateral FDI between partners. For instance, we estimate that the deepest PTA (with an index of seven in the DESTA database) is … expected to increase bilateral FDI stocks between signatory countries by around 54%. We also show the importance and policy …

-constructed dataset we find a positive association between bilateral FDI stock and both gross bilateral trade and the bilateral import … global perspective stand out both in terms of degree of global value chain-participation and size of inward FDI stock …

with only occasional relapses. Yet, FDI liberalisation remains an unfinished agenda in various parts of the world and … FDI positions and cross-border M&A activity to FDI restrictions as measured by the OECD FDI Regulatory Restrictiveness … Index. Results suggest that reforms liberalising FDI restrictions by about 10% as measured by the Index could increase …

In the age of globalisation, international trade and foreign direct investment (FDI) have become integral elements of … cross-country production sharing. In this paper we empirically assess the impact of FDI, as well as capital dynamics and … database constructed for a sample of European countries over the period 2000-2014. The analysis reveals that inward FDI is …

four widely-advocated policies: removing explicit restrictions to trade and FDI; promoting domestic competition; improving … the adaptability of labour markets; and ensuring adequate levels of infrastructure capital. The analysis covers FDI and … most modes of cross-border services supply. It first describes trends in trade, FDI and the four sets of policies using a …

of foreign direct investment (FDI), considering that the latter is an international technology diffusion channel …. Although FDI appears to be an important channel in the diffusion of technology models theoretically, empirical evidence related … to the effect of FDI on growth is ambiguous. By applying the approach of Ben-David (1996), which focuses on convergence …

This study investigates the effects of institutional quality, inward FDI, trade openness, and their interaction on the …