Foreign Direct Investment, China and the World Economy
Foreign Direct Investment, China and the World Economy

Author: P. Buckley

Publisher: Springer

Published: 2009-11-29

Total Pages: 438

ISBN-13: 0230248322

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China has become such an important element of the global economy that its influence cannot be ignored in almost any field of endeavour. The phenomenal impact of FDI in China and its (largely trade-related) consequences has been well documented and now there is a significant literature on the phenomenon of outward investment from China too. This book is an in depth study of the international business relationships of China covering both inward and outward foreign direct investment, its impact and related theoretical and policy issues. This volume of highly renowned author Peter Buckley's collected papers from 2005-8 continues his interest in the theory of international business (Section I) and policies towards foreign direct investment (FDI) (Section IV) but has a major concentration on China, both as regards outward foreign direct investment (OFDI) from China (Section II) and FDI in China (Section III).

Does Foreign Direct Investment Promote Development?
Does Foreign Direct Investment Promote Development?

Author: Theodore H. Moran

Publisher: Peterson Institute

Published: 2005

Total Pages: 442

ISBN-13: 9780881323818

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This volume gathers the cutting edge of new research on foreign direct investment and host country economic performance, and presents the most sophisticated critiques of current and past inquiries. It presents new results, concludes with an analysis of the implications for contemporary policy debates, and proposed new avenues for future research.

Innovation and Growth in the Global Economy
Innovation and Growth in the Global Economy

Author: Gene M. Grossman

Publisher: MIT Press

Published: 1993-01-29

Total Pages: 380

ISBN-13: 9780262570978

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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. 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.

Making Foreign Direct Investment Work for Sub-Saharan Africa
Making Foreign Direct Investment Work for Sub-Saharan Africa

Author: Thomas Farole

Publisher: World Bank Publications

Published: 2014-01-13

Total Pages: 302

ISBN-13: 1464801266

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This book presents the results of a groundbreaking study on ‘spillovers’ of knowledge and technology from global value-chain oriented foreign direct investment (FDI) in Sub-Saharan Africa, and discusses implications for policymakers hoping to harness the power of FDI for economic development.

Parental Supervision
Parental Supervision

Author: Theodore H. Moran

Publisher: Peterson Institute

Published: 2001

Total Pages: 108

ISBN-13: 9780881323139

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Assesses the opportunities and dangers that foreign direct imvestment may present to the growth of developing countries. Reviews contemporary efforts to measure the impact of simultaneous trade and investment liberalization on host country welfare, finding that the magnitude of both the benefits and the costs may be far greater than conventional wisdom suggests.

Multinational Enterprises and Host Country Development
Multinational Enterprises and Host Country Development

Author: Holger Görg

Publisher: World Scientific Publishing Company

Published: 2016-06-24

Total Pages: 387

ISBN-13: 9814749230

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Multinational Enterprises and Host Country Development is a unique collection of papers looking at different aspects of the link between multinational enterprises and their effects on the host countries' economies. The volume studies effects of multinationals on R&D, innovation, productivity, wages, as well as growth and survival of firms in the host countries, and distinguishes direct and indirect effects through spillovers. All the analyses are conducted using firm level data for countries as diverse as China, Ireland, Sweden, Ghana, the UK or a group of countries in Central and Eastern Europe. This volume is a valuable reading for graduate students and researchers wishing to investigate the impact of multinationals.

Foreign Direct Investment and the Chinese Economy
Foreign Direct Investment and the Chinese Economy

Author: Chunlai Chen

Publisher: Edward Elgar Publishing

Published: 2017-10-27

Total Pages: 201

ISBN-13: 1785369733

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Foreign Direct Investment and the Chinese Economy provides a comprehensive overview of the impact of foreign direct investment, with extensive empirical evidence, on the Chinese economy over the last three and a half decades.

Foreign Direct Investment and Development
Foreign Direct Investment and Development

Author: United Nations Conference on Trade and Development

Publisher:

Published: 1999

Total Pages: 96

ISBN-13:

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This paper provides broader economic underpinnings for the specific issues relating to international discussions or negotiations on investment. It starts with a discussion of the effects of foreign direct investment on development through trade, one third of which takes place within corporate production systems. Then, it explores its impact on development beyond trade. By its nature, foreign direct investment brings into the recipient economy resources that are only imperfectly tradable on markets, especially technology, management know-how, skilled labor, access to international production networks, access to major markets and established brand names. The effects of foreign direct investment on development often depend on the initial conditions prevailing in the recipient countries, on the investment strategies of transnational corporations and on host government policies.--Publisher's description.

FDI Spillovers, Financial Markets, and Economic Development
FDI Spillovers, Financial Markets, and Economic Development

Author: Laura Alfaro

Publisher: International Monetary Fund

Published: 2003-09-01

Total Pages: 34

ISBN-13: 1451859481

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This paper examines the role financial markets play in the relationship between foreign direct investment (FDI) and economic development. We model an economy with a continuum of agents indexed by their level of ability. Agents can either work for the foreign company or undertake entrepreneurial activities, which are subject to a fixed cost. Better financial markets allow agents to take advantage of knowledge spillovers from FDI, magnifying the output effects of FDI. Empirically, we show that well-developed financial markets allow significant gains from FDI, while FDI alone plays an ambiguous role in contributing to development.

Foreign Investment and Spillovers (Routledge Revivals)
Foreign Investment and Spillovers (Routledge Revivals)

Author: Magnus Blomstrom

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2014-05-01

Total Pages: 84

ISBN-13: 1317685121

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The spillover effect of multinational companies has, historically, been subject to much debate. The assumption that the host country can be expected to enjoy spillovers – improvements in the balance of payments, in the influx of foreign currency and in other sectors of the economy not directly affected by the multinational – has not necessarily been corroborated in practice. First published in 1989, this book addresses this debate, and the very different conclusions that can be drawn about spillovers. Reporting on significant research on Latin America and drawing comparisons with findings elsewhere, Foreign Investment and Spillovers provides students and researchers with a truly international perspective.