The report looks at investment activity in Finland by industries and types of investment, and makes international … comparisons. Investment rate (fixed investment in relation to GDP) fell in Finland in the early 1990s from an internationally high … an increase in competition. The economy transformed itself from investment-driven economy to a more innovation-driven one …

We study Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) as a measure of real investment (gross fixed capital formation) in foreign …-owned companies. Our data include firm-level information on FDI in-flows and real investment of foreign-owned companies located in … Finland. Our results suggest that the recorded annual inflows of FDI do not constitute an accurate measure of annual real …

​We study Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) as a measure of real investment (gross fixed capital formation) in foreign …-owned companies. Our data include firm-level information on FDI in-flows and real investment of foreign-owned companies located in … Finland. Our results suggest that the recorded annual inflows of FDI do not constitute an accurate measure of annual real …

consequence of sustained low multi-factor productivity growth within industries, as well as weak investment. Economic geography is …, removing barriers to fixed capital investment (including taxation), accessing benefits from agglomeration by improving urban … planning and infrastructure provision, enhancing competition and increasing investment in innovation and intangibles. This …

The report looks at investment activity in Finland by industries and types of investment, and makes international … comparisons. Investment rate (fixed investment in relation to GDP) fell in Finland in the early 1990s from an internationally high … an increase in competition. The economy transformed itself from investment-driven economy to a more innovation-driven one …

Low aggregate investment in Finland has been argued to merely reflect structural change to an innovation economy, with … high R&D levels adequately compensating for reduced physical investment. This paper briefly reviews the issues and … discusses the severity and persistence of the shortage. Immaterialization of investment clearly plays a role and outward FDI …

Previous empirical work on the link between domestic and foreign investment provides mixed results which partly depend … investment (FDI) cannot be gauged using firm-level data. Aggregated data, in turn, miss channels through which domestic and … investment. We theoretically show that the effects of FDI on the domestic capital stock depend on the structure of industries and …

Globalization and technological innovations create investment opportunities for firms worldwide. In fact, while firms … pursue foreign direct investment (FDI) opportunities on a global basis, countries compete to attract these flows. Investment … decisions by firms depend on complex and distinct factors. In particular, in the case of foreign investment one of these factors …

Despite the recent increase in foreign direct investment (FDI) to African countries, these resources have not had a … meaningful impact on economic development because of limited effects on domestic factor markets, especially domestic investment … and employment. In this context, this study analyses the two-way linkages between FDI and domestic investment in Sub …