Foreign Direct Investments as Technology Transferred: Some Panel Evidence from the Transition Economies
Author: Nauro F. Campos and Yuko Kinoshita
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Published: 2002
Total Pages: 35
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Challenges to Globalization
Author: Robert E. Baldwin
Publisher: University of Chicago Press
Published: 2007-11-01
Total Pages: 560
ISBN-13: 0226036553
DOWNLOAD EBOOKPeople passionately disagree about the nature of the globalization process. The failure of both the 1999 and 2003 World Trade Organization's (WTO) ministerial conferences in Seattle and Cancun, respectively, have highlighted the tensions among official, international organizations like the WTO, the International Monetary Fund (IMF), the World Bank, nongovernmental and private sector organizations, and some developing country governments. These tensions are commonly attributed to longstanding disagreements over such issues as labor rights, environmental standards, and tariff-cutting rules. In addition, developing countries are increasingly resentful of the burdens of adjustment placed on them that they argue are not matched by commensurate commitments from developed countries. Challenges to Globalization evaluates the arguments of pro-globalists and anti-globalists regarding issues such as globalization's relationship to democracy, its impact on the environment and on labor markets including the brain drain, sweat shop labor, wage levels, and changes in production processes, and the associated expansion of trade and its effects on prices. Baldwin, Winters, and the contributors to this volume look at multinational firms, foreign investment, and mergers and acquisitions and present surprising findings that often run counter to the claim that multinational firms primarily seek countries with low wage labor. The book closes with papers on financial opening and on the relationship between international economic policies and national economic growth rates.
Foreign Direct Investment in the Real and Financial Sector of Industrial Countries
Author: Heinz Herrmann
Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media
Published: 2003-03-19
Total Pages: 384
ISBN-13: 9783540005100
DOWNLOAD EBOOKA collection of papers on the determinants and consequences of foreign direct investment (FDI) in the real and financial sectors of industrial countries. The text sheds new light on the determinants of FDI, in particular the role of governmental incentives. Another main topic is the role of FDI in the east European accession countries. It provides insights into the question of whether EU enlargement will have consequences for capital flows into those countries. Since the start of European monetary union, the discussion on cross-border mergers in the European banking industry has intensified. The final part of the book contains contributions to this debate.
Technology Transfer via Foreign Direct Investment in Central and Eastern Europe
Author: J. Stephan
Publisher: Springer
Published: 2005-11-28
Total Pages: 205
ISBN-13: 0230524486
DOWNLOAD EBOOKForeign subsidiaries of multinational companies are suggested as one of the main channels of technology transfer to less developed economies. In Central East Europe their presence proved to be a decisive factor to economic restructuring and development. This volume is a unique guide to theory, method of research, and empirical evidence, for technology transfer via foreign subsidiaries of multinational companies. It combines the merits of a core text on technology transfer via FDI with up-to-date empirical evidence.
Innovation and Growth in the Global Economy
Author: Gene M. Grossman
Publisher: MIT Press
Published: 1993-01-29
Total Pages: 380
ISBN-13: 9780262570978
DOWNLOAD EBOOKGrossman and Helpman develop a unique approach in which innovation is viewed as a deliberate outgrowth of investments in industrial research by forward-looking, profit-seeking agents. Traditional growth theory emphasizes the incentives for capital accumulation rather than technological progress. Innovation is treated as an exogenous process or a by-product of investment in machinery and equipment. Grossman and Helpman develop a unique approach in which innovation is viewed as a deliberate outgrowth of investments in industrial research by forward-looking, profit-seeking agents.
The Impact of FDI on Economic Growth
Author: Marco Neuhaus
Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media
Published: 2006-10-17
Total Pages: 190
ISBN-13: 379081735X
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThis book provides a comprehensive understanding of the relationship between Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) and economic growth, with special attention to the countries of Central and Eastern Europe. Within a new semi-endogenous growth model, the book illustrates the impact of FDI on economic growth for every stage of development of a country. The book analyzes the growth enhancing effect of FDI, and explains the actual growth contributions induced by FDI.
Foreign Direct Investment in South Asia
Author: Pravakar Sahoo
Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media
Published: 2013-10-01
Total Pages: 378
ISBN-13: 8132215362
DOWNLOAD EBOOKDuring the 1990s, the governments of South Asian countries acted as ‘facilitators’ to attract FDI. As a result, the inflow of FDI increased. However, to become an attractive FDI destination as China, Singapore, or Brazil, South Asia has to improve the local conditions of doing business. This book, based on research that blends theory, empirical evidence, and policy, asks and attempts to answer a few core questions relevant to FDI policy in South Asian countries: Which major reforms have succeeded? What are the factors that influence FDI inflows? What has been the impact of FDI on macroeconomic performance? Which policy priorities/reforms needed to boost FDI are pending? These questions and answers should interest policy makers, academics, and all those interested in FDI in the South Asian region and in India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka and Pakistan.
Why Does Fdi Go Where it Goes? New Evidence From the Transition Economies
Author: Nauro F. Campos
Publisher: International Monetary Fund
Published: 2003-11-01
Total Pages: 33
ISBN-13: 1451875460
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThis paper examines the importance of agglomeration economies and institutions vis-a-vis initial conditions and factor endowments in explaining the locational choice of foreign investors. Using a unique panel data set for 25 transition economies between 1990 and 1998, we find that the main determinants are institutions, agglomeration, and trade openness. We find important differences between the Eastern European and Baltic countries, on the one hand, and the CIS countries on the other: in the latter group, natural resources and infrastructure matter, while agglomeration matters only for the former group.
Foreign Direct Investment
Author: I. Moosa
Publisher: Springer
Published: 2002-01-29
Total Pages: 328
ISBN-13: 1403907498
DOWNLOAD EBOOKForeign direct investment is an important issue that has attracted the attention of academic and professional economists as well as politicians and policy makers. In Foreign Direct Investment , Imad A. Moosa presents a survey of the vast body of literature and ideas relating to foreign direct investment that will be invaluable as a reference work for all these groups. He provides concise definition and analysis of the theories behind foreign direct investment, and considers factors affecting its implementation. The impact of foreign direct investment on economic development, host countries and the growth of multinationals, together with methods for evaluating foreign direct investment projects are discussed. The book is based on the experiences of and the empirical evidence pertaining to foreign direct investment in a large number of countries, and includes case studies on specific projects.
FDI, Technology and Innovation
Author: N. S. Siddharthan
Publisher: Springer Nature
Published: 2020-03-13
Total Pages: 257
ISBN-13: 9811536112
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThis book concentrates on major changes that are now taking place in the fields of technology, foreign direct investment (FDI), trade and development strategies, with a particular focus on India. Arguably, these changes are likely to differ from those that the world has experienced over the past few decades; in particular, now that many countries have globalised their economies. The book begins by reviewing the changing pattern of FDI flows and technologies among developed and emerging economies, before identifying the determinants of this change by presenting specific studies on Indian industries. It then addresses key questions such as: How are knowledge spillover mechanisms operationalised, and what are the implications of the internationalisation of the IPR process? The role of FDI is also analysed in order to make policy recommendations for fostering innovation in emerging economies like India. The respective chapters examine the process through which technological paradigm and trajectory shifts are taking place, the factors that facilitate such shifts, the changing pattern of FDI, and the shifting focus of international trade and development strategies – four broad themes that are interrelated and mutually reinforcing. The book offers important takeaways for all social scientists, technologists and business schools interested in Indian studies; it will also benefit researchers whose work involves development economics, industrial organisation and technology, and the economy / society interface.
