differences between Korea and its FTA partners, we hypothesize that FTAs have a positive effect on outward FDI to developing … countries and inward FDI from developed countries. An underlying source of the hypothesis is the Knowledge-Capital model …, addressing the positive (negative) relationship between trade costs and horizontal (vertical) FDI. We test for the hypothesis …

less FDI and the impacts on FDI of the extended market size created by forming blocs. By employing a region-fixed effects … model, I find that countries forming trading blocs attract more FDI, particularly from non-member countries, but that FDI … does not always increase with the market size of the blocs. As the market size increases, FDI increases only for large …

This paper explores the role of tax instruments in affecting foreign direct investment (FDI), paying particular … attention on their effect on two forms of FDI strategy, ‘horizontal' and ‘vertical'. Applying a decomposition of FDI strategies … to the universe of cross-border mergers (the dominant form of FDI) over the period 1999-2010, it emerges that taxes have …

This study examines possible Brexit effects on the UK's attractiveness to greenfield foreign direct investment (FDI …) and related job creation. Our results indicate that the UK would be less attractive as a location to FDI and would … experience a reduction of FDI-related job creation in any of the considered Brexit outcomes. These effects come about through …

relative to domestic-acquired firms. Foreign acquisition is also found to improve output, employment and wage for target firms …. These findings confiict with the conventional view of productivity-driven FDI and highlight the financial channel through … which FDI benefits the host countries …

Foreign direct investment (FDI) brings host countries capital, productive facilities, and technology transfer, as well … as new jobs and management expertise. Thus, it is important to understand why in many transition countries FDI inflow is … lower than expected. The goal of this study is to explore some important factors determining flow of FDI into transition …