The paper investigates the impact of exchange rates on US foreign direct investment (FDI) flows to a sample of 16 emerging market countries using annual panel data for the period 1990-2002. Three separate exchange rate effects are considered: the value of the local currency (a cheaper currency...

In this paper an index of financial competitiveness is calculated that corresponds to the market-to-book ratio of inward FDI stocks. For a panel of five advanced economies from 1980 to 2006 it is shown that price competitiveness, stable inflation rates and registered patents have a positive...

This paper empirically analyzes the impact of exchange rate uncertainty, exchange rate movements and expectations on foreign direct investment (FDI). Two competing specifications of exchange rate volatility are examined. The investigation is based on a cross-section time-series data set of U.S....

Die internationale Steuerplanung mit Holdinggesellschaften ist für multinationale Konzerne häufig lohnenswert. Allerdings gilt es vielerlei Fallstricke zu beachten. Der Autor stellt nicht nur die Grundlagen dieser Art von Steuerplanung dar, sondern präsentiert Strukturen, die sowohl für...