The paper compares three countries (Hungary, Poland and Romania) in terms of the number of greenfield FDI projects and … attracting new FDI projects and a dominance of the capital cities. Regional discrepancies between NUTS-2 regions in terms of per … directing the location choice of new FDI projects. …

half. The bilateral data consists of both aggregate macro data and company level greenfield and M&A FDI. The relatively … than substitutes. The investments from Sweden to Russia also show that FDI has been a more stable source of foreign funding … declined significantly since the global crisis in 2008, the stock of FDI has continued to increase. The paper also argues that …

regime increases worldwide FDI and raises the world interest rate. Distinguishing three groups of countries, we show that … income countries are likely to gain from increased inward FDI, whereas least developed countries lose because they receive … less FDI. Our results explain the stylized fact that a multilateral investment agreement was opposed by least developed …

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 … sectors treated by investment promotion agencies as priority in their efforts to attract FDI. The sample covers 116 countries … over the period 1984-2000. The findings are consistent with a positive effect of FDI on unit values of exports in …

between export and FDI. The model combines the proximity-concentration trade-off framework with the real option methodology … introduction of productivity growth increases the likeliness of first time market entry through FDI. If the firm is confronted with … uncertain productivity growth, market entry through FDI increases even further. Uncertainty is identified as a compounding force …

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 …

between export and FDI. The model combines the proximity-concentration trade-off framework with the real option methodology … introduction of productivity growth increases the likeliness of first time market entry through FDI. If the firm is confronted with … uncertain productivity growth, market entry through FDI increases even further. Uncertainty is identified as a compounding force …