We show in a dynamic investment setting whether firms choose FDI or international portfolio investment (FPI) in the … presence of stochastic productivity taking into account differences in flexibility of both investments. Isolated FPI and FDI … investments are compared to combined FPI and FDI investments. FDI requires higher investment specific costs than FPI. Thus, it is …

many countries. This study presents evidence suggesting that attracting inflows of FDI offers potential for upgrading a … country’s export basket. The empirical analysis relates unit values of exports measured at the 4-digit SITC level to data on … sectors treated by investment promotion agencies as priority in their efforts to attract FDI. The sample covers 116 countries …

In this paper we analyze the microeconomic determinants and effects of FDI using data on a representative sample of … firms invest abroad. Market seeking is the predominant motive behind FDI. At the same time a considerable number of … employees is affected by the bene-fits and drawbacks of internationalization. Labor demand regressions show that FDI does not …

order to improve their chances in the worldwide competition for foreign direct investment (FDI). However, the effectiveness … of BITs in inducing higher FDI inflows is still open to debate. It is in several ways that we attempt to clarify the … extensive dataset on bilateral FDI flows. Furthermore, we account for unilateral FDI liberalization, in order not to …

We use a modified gravity model to estimate the relationship between trade and foreign direct investment (FDI) in the … inward FDI. Distance (reflecting remoteness and transport costs) and political instability are confirmed to be significant … determinants of FDI to SADC. We discern differences in the patterns and determinants of FDI to SADC, whether it is from the USA and …

spillovers from multinationals to domestic firms justify pro-FDI policies. For the first time, we use firm-to-firm transaction …. However, we also document that starting to supply other "superstar firms" such as those who heavily export or are very large …

This paper examines the motives behind foreign direct investment (FDI) in a group of four CIS countries (Ukraine … further concern regarding the nature of FDI in the region. The most significant problems identified in the daily operations of …

The main aim of the article was to analyze the motives behind the FDI decisions of Chinese companies' capital …. Additionally, data analysis has revealed that CEE countries that are not part of the EU attract proportionally more Chinese FDI …

: one - the existing theoretical explanations of FDI are limited and, today, even historical; second the essence of the … comparative advantage of FDI from emerging markets is a smaller technological and organizational distance between investors and … less developed host markets. The discussion is illustrated by Chinese and Indian FDI experience to support the authors …

between the quality of institutions and FDI inward stock as % of GDP. This study is structured as follows. Firstly, we … FDI inflow into the EU countries and selected diagnostic variables that later served as the basis for our research in … ranked in ascending order by the value of foreign direct investment inflow measured as FDI inward stock as % of GDP. The …