imperfectly competitive sector. They also create a competitive advantage for export firms. FDI can be pro-competitive in this …

-border trade and FDI in the service sectors. We first develop a consistent analytical framework for the application of the gravity … model jointly to services trade and commercial presence (i.e. FDI), using a composite model of delivery that offers testable …-border imports based on previous FDI inflows. A detailed analysis by individual service sectors highlights business, communication …

investment (FDI) between North and South as well as between single and multiple destinations. The empirical examinations based on …, regardless the modes of internationalization, export or FDI, even if the productivity of firms internationalizing in North …

We empirically investigate the factors that drive the uneven regional distribution of foreign direct investment (FDI …) foreign funded firms across these provinces. We use factor analysis and derive four factors that may drive FDI: institutions … results denote that the positive effects of infrastructure and market potential on FDI are complementary to each other, which …

The paper investigates the impact of exchange rates on US foreign direct investment (FDI) flows to a sample of 16 …: the value of the local currency (a cheaper currency attracts FDI); expected changes in the exchange rate (expected … devaluation implies FDI is postponed); and exchange rate volatility (discourages FDI). The results reveal a negative relationship …

The role of foreign direct investment (FDI) in small island developing states (SIDS) is an issue that has been … empirical economics literature. For SIDS themselves however, FDI represents an important additional source of investment capital … analyse the determinants of the inflows of FDI to SIDS. The analysis is undertaken in the context of the existing literature …