We study Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) as a measure of real investment (gross fixed capital formation) in foreign …-owned companies. Our data include firm-level information on FDI in-flows and real investment of foreign-owned companies located in …

The report looks at investment activity in Finland by industries and types of investment, and makes international … comparisons. Investment rate (fixed investment in relation to GDP) fell in Finland in the early 1990s from an internationally high … an increase in competition. The economy transformed itself from investment-driven economy to a more innovation-driven one …

Previous empirical work on the link between domestic and foreign investment provides mixed results which partly depend … investment (FDI) cannot be gauged using firm-level data. Aggregated data, in turn, miss channels through which domestic and … investment. We theoretically show that the effects of FDI on the domestic capital stock depend on the structure of industries and …

. This Economic Bulletin shows that one of Europe's biggest economic weaknesses is a lack of private investment and that a … European investment agenda is vital in order to generate the impetus required to push the European economy towards a … sustainable recovery. European economic policy should focus not on higher public spending, but on increasing private investment as …

In the course of the economic and financial crisis, investment activity, which was not very strong to begin with, in … percentage points since 2008. Already prior to the crisis, investment activity was rather weak in parts of the Eurozone … conditions. On the other hand, especially in southern European economies, investment -- mostly in the home construction sector …

Globalization and technological innovations create investment opportunities for firms worldwide. In fact, while firms … pursue foreign direct investment (FDI) opportunities on a global basis, countries compete to attract these flows. Investment … decisions by firms depend on complex and distinct factors. In particular, in the case of foreign investment one of these factors …

Despite the recent increase in foreign direct investment (FDI) to African countries, these resources have not had a … meaningful impact on economic development because of limited effects on domestic factor markets, especially domestic investment … and employment. In this context, this study analyses the two-way linkages between FDI and domestic investment in Sub …

Over the past two decades, the growth rate of outward foreign direct investment (FDI) from developing and transition …, it is important to assess how domestic investment responds to such outflows. This study empirically examines the effects … of outward FDI on domestic investment in developing countries. Using data from 121 developing and transition economies …

We study Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) as a measure of real investment (gross fixed capital formation) in foreign …-owned companies. Our data include firm-level information on FDI in-flows and real investment of foreign-owned companies located in …

billion investment. The project is expected to bring about flood of opportunities not only for the two main players but other … nations which are found to be interested in making investment. The benefits seem to be game changer and expected to raise …