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Heterogeneous Immigrants and Foreign Direct Investment : The Role of Language Skills

Luecke, Matthias - 2015

We investigate the interplay of language skills and immigrant stocks in determining bilateral FDI out-stocks of OECD reporting countries. Applying a Poisson panel estimator to 2004-2011 data, we find a robust positive effect of bilateral immigrants on bilateral FDI – provided that residents of...

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Effect of Foreign Direct Investment on Domestic Enterprises in the Gulf Countries

Mishrif, Ashraf - 2018

This study examines the impact of foreign direct investment (FDI) on privately owned domestic firms in the Gulf oil producing countries. It provides its analysis through an examination of the role of FDI in sustainable economic development and the extent to which the interaction between FDI and...

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The international movements of capital and labour : a study of foreign direct investment and migration flows

Mihi-Ramirez, Antonio; Arteaga-Ortíz, Jesús; … - In: Entrepreneurial business and economics review : EBER 7 (2019) 3, pp. 143-160

flows toward the immigrants’ origin countries. This relation between migration and FDI might be sustained in the long run as … opposed to what was often raised in classical approaches. In fact, migration and FDI act like two sides of the same coin …. Implications & Recommendations: Based on our results, we propose more proactive migration policies that support inte-gration in …

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The Impact of Repetitive Xenophobic Attacks on Future Foreign Direct Investment : A Case of South Africa

Bonga, Wellington Garikai - 2021

The debate of the link between xenophobia and importance of foreign direct investment is of interest. A phrase says it all, “One cannot want foreign money and hate foreign businesses at the same time.” Does South Africa, as a country, love foreign investment, and by extension, foreign...

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Immigration Fear Induced Populism and Cross-Border Acquisitions

Aldhawyan, Sulaiman - 2020

We examine whether immigration-related fear sentiments (IFS), that escalates populist views, affects the flow of inbound cross-border acquisitions (CBAs). Consistent with the economic conjecture that IFS induced populist policies can create economic uncertainty and dead-weight costs for...

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Blessing or curse : the stabilizing role of remittances, foreign aid and FDI to Pakistan

Ahmed, Junaid; Martínez-Zarzoso, Inmaculada - 2013

Inflows of remittances to Pakistan are being increasingly viewed as a relatively attractive source of external finance, one that can help to foster development and manage economic shocks. Remittances have become a major source of revenue, surpassing the volume of FDI and official development...

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Strengthening the Integration of Japan in the World Economy to Benefit more Fully from Globalisation

Jones, Randall - 2006

Globalisation through international trade, foreign direct investment (FDI) and international movements of labour is a key force driving economic growth. However, Japan is an outlier among OECD countries, with the lowest levels of import penetration, stock of inward FDI relative to GDP and...

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Refugees and foreign direct investment : quasi-experimental evidence from U.S. resettlements

Mayda, Anna Maria; Parsons, Christopher R.; Han Pham; … - 2019

numbers of refugees after 1990. Secondly, we exploit the specificities of the Indochina Migration and Refugee Assistance Act …

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Can international students in china affect Chinese OFDI : empirical analysis based on provincial panel data

Cheng, Shaoming; Lin, Yuheng; Zhu, Xinyi; Akbar, Ahsan - In: Economies : open access journal 7 (2019) 3/87, pp. 1-16

The present study employs panel data of 29 provinces and municipalities in mainland China from 2003 to 2016 to empirically investigate the influence of international students on China’s outward FDI. The results show that international students in China can significantly promote outward FDI in...

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Chinese Foreign Real Estate Investment and Voting in U.S. Presidential Elections

Liao, Steven - 2020

Few economic issues affect people as personally and universally as housing. Yet despite the increasing globalization of housing markets, little is known about its political implications. This study investigates whether rising Chinese investments in U.S. homes influenced local voting in recent...

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