Download or read book Comparative Advantage and the Location of Inward Foreign Direct Investment written by Keith Eugene Maskus and published by . This book was released on 1994 with total page 30 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Interpreting Developed Countries Foreign Direct Investment written by Robert E. Lipsey and published by . This book was released on 2000 with total page 24 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Inward and outward direct investment (FDI) stocks and flows tend to go together, across countries and over time. The countries that invest extensively abroad are usually also large recipients of FDI. There is little evidence that flows of FDI are a major influence on capital formation. That lack of effects suggests that financing capital formation is not a primary role of FDI. FDI transfers the ownership of existing productive assets from one set of owners to others willing to pay more for them, possibly from less efficient to more efficient owners. One fact that suggests this function is that outward U.S. FDI production and outward minus inward production tends to be concentrated in industries of U. S. comparative advantage. It is not in industries of U.S. comparative disadvantage, as might be expected if FDI were primarily a method of relocating production to more suitable locations. Within individual broad industry groups, U.S. FDI tends to move to countries with comparative disadvantages in trade relative to the United States in machinery industries. In resource-intensive industries, however, it moves to countries with comparative advantages in trade relative to the United States. The difference suggests that company comparative advantages dominate investment in machinery, but country comparative advantages dominate in resource-intensive industries. If FDI is transferring assets and production from less efficient to more efficient owners and managers, inward FDI can be viewed in the recipient countries as freeing capital that had been frozen in industries that the owners would prefer to leave. It permits the former owners to allocate their capital in more desirable and profitable ways. Outward FDI permits a home country's firms to optimally exploit their skills and comparative advantages, perhaps lost to the home countries, but retained by the country's firms

Download or read book Comparative Advantage Outward Foreign Direct Investment and Average Industry Productivity written by Yong Joon Jang and published by . This book was released on 2012 with total page 37 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Foreign Direct Investment Location and Competitiveness written by European International Business Academy. Conference and published by Elsevier. This book was released on 2008 with total page 305 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This volume addresses some of the critical issues now demanding the attention of International Business teachers and researchers. From several angles, the contributions analyze factors which may explain, and/or influence the relationship between the competitiveness of multinational enterprises (MNEs) and the countries in which they operate. More particularly, the four main issues address: the recent advances in the determinants and strategy of multinational business activity; the determinants of location competitiveness of countries; the competitiveness of emergent and developing countries and the locational responses of both indigenous and foreign-owned firms; and the policy challenges raised by the highly fragmented, and often uncoordinated international regulatory framework on government FDI. It is hoped the contents of the volume will be of interest to international business scholars, senior executives of multinational enterprises and national policy makers interested in advancing their competitiveness by engaging in outward, and encouraging inward foreign direct investment. This book addresses some of the critical issues now demanding the attention of International Business teachers and researchers. This book is published annually.

Download or read book Foreign Investment and Privatization in Eastern Europe written by Patrick Artisien and published by Springer. This book was released on 2016-01-03 with total page 304 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 'Written in a clear and straightforward style, and well grounded in succinct and pertinent analysis...It will prove a boon to students and practitioners alike as moves proceed towards European integration.' - British Book News This volume identifies and analyses the extent to which the countries of Central and Eastern Europe are likely to attract inward foreign direct investment (FDI) to the turn of the century. Although these countries have been growing recipients of FDI, Western multinationals remain cautious and are slow to commit large investment sums. The book covers the contextual and thematic aspects of FDI as well as empirical country studies (including the Commonwealth of Independent States, Hungary, Poland and Slovenia) which address the legal environment for FDI, its magnitude and motives and industrial breakdown. The final section discusses the potential for closer economic and political integration in Europe.

Download or read book Comparative Advantage Outward Foreign Direct Investment and Average Industry Productivity written by Yong Joon Jang and published by KIEP. This book was released on 2012 with total page 37 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book The Costs of Inward Direct Foreign Investment to Developing Countries written by Saziye Gazioglu and published by . This book was released on 2006 with total page 17 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this paper we develop a two country general equilibrium extension of the Stockman (1980)-Lucas (1982) equilibrium exchange rate model. This optimising framework gives us the opportunity to analyse the effect of foreign direct investment on trade and welfare of both the investor and the recipient countries. We show that, contrary to conventional wisdom, it is likely that the recipient country will suffer a welfare loss, even though it may improve its trade balance, and despite it having a comparative advantage in production in the sector in which direct foreign investment takes place. Traditional analysts have tended to focus somewhat disproportionately on the effects of foreign direct investment on the trade balance, assuming that an improvement in the trade balance inevitably implied an improvement in welfare. The use of a properly micro-founded two-country model allows us to challenge this orthodoxy.

Download or read book The Location of Foreign Direct Investment written by Milford B. Green and published by . This book was released on 1995 with total page 306 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Foreign Direct Investment and Governments written by John Dunning and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2003-09-02 with total page 501 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This new paperback edition of Foreign Direct Investment and Governments examines the dynamic relationship between foreign direct investment, governments and economic development. The book includes: * an investigation of the catalytic role played by the governments and multinationals in determining national advantages * eleven in-depth national studies of the UK, USA, Japan, New Zealand, India, Mexico, Spain, Sweden, China, Indonesia and Taiwan * analysis of all aspects of the investment development path Foreign Direct Investment and Governments is an excellent source book for students of international business.

Download or read book Comparative Advantage Outward Foreign Direct Investment and Average Industry Productivity written by Yong-joon Jang and published by . This book was released on 2012 with total page 37 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Foreign Direct Investment in Japan written by Masaru Yoshitomi and published by Edward Elgar Publishing. This book was released on 1996 with total page 298 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Investment scholars and practitioners query why direct participation of foreign firms in the Japanese economy is lower than in any other industrialized country, and what if any policy steps the Japanese government could take to increase it. They consider the lingering impact of the ban on the practice until the middle 1970s, the high costs of doing business in Japan such as very expensive land and labor, and traditional business practices including long-term transaction relationships with suppliers and customers and the long-term employment system. The seven studies were presented at an October 1994 conference in Philadelphia. Annotation copyright by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR

Download or read book Foreign Direct Investment written by International Monetary Fund and published by International Monetary Fund. This book was released on 1990-07-01 with total page 32 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This paper summarizes the theory and empirical evidence on the determinants of foreign direct investment. These determinants include expected relative rates of return, risk diversification, market size, technological advantage, market failure, oligopolistic rivalry, liquidity, currency strength, political instability, tax policy, and government regulations. While most explanations of foreign direct investment receive some empirical support, there is not sufficient favorable evidence on any one of them to merit rejection of all the others.

Download or read book Foreign Direct Investment Ownership Advantages Firm Specific Factors Survival And Performance written by Mehdi Rasouli Ghahroudi and published by World Scientific. This book was released on 2018-08-31 with total page 180 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The purpose of the book is to extend and develop the literature on foreign direct investment (FDI) and multinational corporation (MNCs) subsidiaries. There are several reasons for studying foreign investment and ownership. First, firms need to identify which host country industry factors are important in choosing among the various type of equity ownership (e.g. international joint ventures or wholly-owned subsidiary). Second, international diversification through foreign market entry can provide growth and profitability at rates unavailable in home markets. A third reason this warrants some attention is that type of ownership can affect attempts to counter international competition by engaging foreign rivals on their home turf. Fourth, firms have the option of choosing the appropriate equity ownership for international markets based on balancing their resources, capabilities, and international experience with their desire for ownership and control. This book extends the literature in FDI by providing empirical support for several theories and previously defined and/or tested constructs. For example, the parent and subsidiary's factors measured in this study suggest the importance of internalization and ownership advantages of Dunning's eclectic theory.

Download or read book The Technological Role of Inward Foreign Direct Investment in Central East Europe written by J. Stephan and published by Springer. This book was released on 2013-09-27 with total page 328 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Foreign direct investment (FDI) assumed a prominent role in Central East Europe (CEE) early on in the transition process. Foreign investors were assigned the task of restructuring markets, providing capital and knowledge for investment in technologically outdated and financially ailing firms.

Download or read book Foreign Direct Investment A Global Perspective written by Hwy-chang Moon and published by World Scientific. This book was released on 2015-12-16 with total page 216 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) studies have evolved as one of the mainstreams in business strategy. This book presents a comprehensive perspective on the motivations behind the studies, the effects of FDI, and how it can be utilized and extended to other areas of studies. Written with a global perspective, this book not only touches upon business strategies but also covers government policies toward promoting and attracting FDI for industrial and economic development. The author, with his vast experience in consulting and research projects for multinational companies, international organizations and governments, examines real world business practices of Eastern firms and how they relate to their Western counterparts, thus making this book a valuable and practical reference not only for students, but for practitioners, too.

Download or read book Global Capitalism FDI and Competitiveness written by John H. Dunning and published by Edward Elgar Publishing. This book was released on 2002 with total page 502 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Dunning (international investment and business studies, U. of Reading) has selected papers he considers some of his more substantial and influential contributions to the study of international business, foreign direct investment, and global capitalism. He wrote them over a span of nearly 30 years, but most of them during the 1980s and 1990s. The second volume presents 15 essays on a variety of topics, among them the economic and social implications of global capitalism, the rising importance of regional economies in their desire to attract inward foreign direct investment, issues of competitiveness, and how national governments might best respond to the opportunities and challenges of globalization. Only names are indexed, separately for each volume. Annotation copyrighted by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR

Download or read book Essays on Foreign Direct Investment written by Botirjan Baltabaev and published by . This book was released on 2015 with total page 262 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This dissertation comprises three different studies that investigate the impact of ForeignDirect Investment (FDI) on separate macroeconomic issues. The first paper examines theeffect of FDI on Total Factor Productivity growth. Although the role of FDI in facilitatingtechnology transfer is well-known in the literature, empirical evidence regarding the effectof FDI on growth is mixed. Contradictory results in the literature may be due to the failureof accounting for endogeneity and the absorptive capacity of the hosting countries. Usingpanel data for 49 countries over the 1974-2008 time period, and the existence ofinvestment promotion agencies in the receiving countries as an instrument, the resultsshow that FDI leads to higher productivity growth. The results also indicate a significantpositive effect on the interaction between FDI and distance to the technological frontier,suggesting that the ability of technologically backward countries in absorbing technologiesdeveloped at the frontiers increases as more FDI stock accumulates.The second paper deals with capital flows and export diversification. Casualinspection of available evidence suggests that the magnitude of FDI is correlated with theextent of export diversification. Yet, little is known about the nature of this link. To bridgethis gap in the literature, I propose an inframarginal 2*2*2 Heckscher-Ohlin model oftrade that allows capital mobility and technological differences across countries. Themodel shows that trade costs determine the equilibrium trade structures. When trade costsare too high, autarky emerges as general equilibrium. However, an initial reduction intrade costs triggers trade in commodities based on comparative advantage. Further declinein transaction costs leads to the movement of capital (inward FDI) to the capital scarcecountry, enabling it to export a greater variety of goods under certain conditions.Finally, the third paper empirically studies the causal effect of FDI on exportdiversification. The existing literature, which is still at infancy, has not dealt with theproblems of endogeneity and aggregation bias in estimating the effects of FDI on exportdiversification. In this paper, I provide more robust evidence with 2SLS regression using anovel instrument for FDI as well as a highly disaggregated measure of exportdiversification with U.S. imports data (at the 10-digit level of Harmonized Systemclassification). Overall results confirm the export diversifying effect of FDI. However,further tests reveal that FDI only acts as a catalyst of export diversification in developingcountries, while advanced countries do not show an increase in the variety of exports dueto multinationals.