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Poland's Investment Development Path: in search of a synthesis

Gorynia, Marian; Nowak, Jan; Wolniak, Radoslaw - In: International Journal of Economic Policy in Emerging … 2 (2009) 2, pp. 153-174

Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) inflows while, at the same time, spurring faster growth of FDI outflows. …

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A structural approach to diversification of the emerging economy of Kazakhstan

Zabortseva, Yelena N. - In: International Journal of Economic Policy in Emerging … 2 (2009) 1, pp. 23-40

This paper investigates the strategic role of Kazakhstan's development institutions in programmes for economic diversification, based on the state target of strengthening national competitiveness. The author analyses the primary challenge for the state from the long-term perspective: mechanisms...

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Foreign capital inflows: direct investment, equity investment, and foreign debt

Chung, Keunsuk - In: International Journal of Economic Policy in Emerging … 2 (2009) 1, pp. 86-105

Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) production does. Both the sovereign risk and separability of FDI capital affect the … composition of foreign capital inflows in two directions. The direct effect induces substitution of FDI for more Foreign Portfolio … Investment (FPI) and foreign borrowing, while the indirect effect encourages FDI due to the increase in FDI's marginal …

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Exploring the impact of national system of innovation on the outcomes of foreign direct investment

Baskaran, Angathevar; Muchie, Mammo - In: International Journal of Technological Learning, … 2 (2009) 4, pp. 314-345

(NSI) and their impact on Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) outcomes, particularly in developing countries. We employ a … heuristic NSI-FDI conceptual framework linking the robustness of NSI to the benefits or lack of it from FDI. We create a … type is related to the corresponding FDI outcomes. We examine whether a strong NSI can bring a high-end benefit from FDI …

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Efficiency gains and foreign takeovers: remoteness matters

Bertrand, Olivier; Zitouna, Habib - In: International Journal of Banking, Accounting and Finance 1 (2009) 4, pp. 314-339

This paper investigates the effects of horizontal acquisitions on the productive efficiency of target firms in the 1990s. Using French manufacturing firm-level data, we implement appropriate difference-in-difference estimation techniques associated to a matching propensity score procedure. We...

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The globalisation of Japanese subsidiaries: a case in the UK

Piranfar, Hosein; Combstock, Lewis - In: World Review of Entrepreneurship, Management and … 1 (2005) 2, pp. 134-154

Since the early 1990s, the Japanese economy has been trapped in a long-term recession signified by zerobound interest rate, little or no inflation, and imperceptible growth. The most visible outcome is, strangely enough, a significant drop in foreign direct investment. One would have thought...

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Social and cultural factors in FDI flows: evidence from the Indian states

Sathe, Shraddha; Handley-Schachler, Morrison - In: World Review of Entrepreneurship, Management and … 2 (2006) 4, pp. 323-334

This study examines the possible cultural factors affecting FDI in different regions of one large emerging economy … regions to attract FDI and on the uses to which FDI inflows are put. Our findings indicate that social and explicit cultural … variables have a measurable effect on FDI flows, with urbanisation being the most important factor. …

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The effect of enterprise development and major industries on the national competitiveness of Kazakhstan

Lee, Jung-Wan; Tai, Simon W. - In: World Review of Entrepreneurship, Management and … 4 (2008) 1, pp. 19-30

The paper examines relationships between enterprise development and major industries, and the national economic growth of Kazakhstan by applying linear regression analysis to the ten-year time series data. Following the study results, the authors discuss various reasons for the contemporary...

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The recent evidence of MNEs' involvement in achieving national competitiveness in developing countries: the case of Kazakhstan

Lee, Jung-Wan; Lal, David - In: World Review of Entrepreneurship, Management and … 5 (2009) 3, pp. 271-285

between FDI inflows and major economic activities in Kazakhstan. Descriptive analyses of secondary data are used in order to …

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Foreign direct investment in the South Pacific Island Countries: a case study of Fiji

Jayaraman, T.K.; Choong, Chee-Keong - In: World Review of Entrepreneurship, Management and … 2 (2006) 4, pp. 309-322

size, openness policy and real exchange rate are crucial determinants of foreign direct investment (FDI) inflows into Fiji … linkage between FDI and economic growth. The conclusion is that Fiji should adopt an appropriate policy environment for … encouraging the growth inducing FDI inflows. …

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