investment (FDI) on cross-country differences in productivity. We construct a spatial Gini coefficient of labor productivity … across countries, and weighted indices of FDI and gross domestic investment (GDI). We then examine their time series … properties to explore the relations of FDI and GDI with productivity. Although we find little evidence of FDI flows - which have …

puzzle. An analysis of the components of capital flows and of gross portfolio positions shows that foreign direct investment … is directed towards countries with the highest growth rates, but that portfolio investment outflows exceed these inflows …

We develop a dynamic multi-country trade model with foreign direct investment (FDI) in the form of non-rival technology … actual aggregate cross-section data for 89 countries in 2011 to a hypothetical world without FDI. The gains from FDI amount … to 9% of world's welfare and to 11% of world's trade, unevenly distributed among winners and losers. Net exports of FDI …

The study analyses the relationships between capital dynamics, productivity, global value chains and foreign direct … investment using panel data techniques. Among other results, we confirm the high importance of tangible and intangible ICT … capital for productivity and GVC integration. We examine the extent of underinvestment in ICT in the EU relative to other …

As substantive economic and social phenomena, international trade and investment are inextricably linked. Yet like … parting of their respective legal systems, international trade and investment are more closely tied to each other today than … ever before, with a significant portion of international trade and investment flows occurring in global supply chains …

factor productivity (TFP) growth. We find that a one standard deviation increase in capital account liberalization is … significantly associated with 0.16 to 0.17 standard deviations increase of the firms' total factor productivity growth rates. The … productivity-enhancing effects are stronger for sectors with higher external financial dependence and capital-skill complementarity …

: 1) globalization is a process of continuing integration of the countries of the world that is beneficial, inevitable and … irreversible. No any country can afford to remain isolated from the world economy. 2) some of small countries might have higher …