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- A Critical Analysis Of The Proposed Investment Treaty In WTO
- This article provides a critique of the aims and consequences of the Multilateral Investment Agreement MIA proposed in the WTO. The MIA will give foreign investors total rights without responsibilities, with drawbacks for developing countries. The arguments put forward in favor of the MIA are also flawed. The proposal aims...
- White papers 2003-07-01
- Corruption And Foreign Direct Investment: An Empirical Analysis
- The present paper adds a further link to the chain of studies on corruption and capital flows. It is argued here that not only does corruption reduce foreign direct investment inflows to a country, but also different forms of corruption have separately identifiable effects on the variable in question. Using...
- White papers 2004-03-12
- Outsourcing Versus Foreign Direct Investment: A Welfare Analysis
- Foreign direct investment may not necessarily be the most welfare enhancing form of international investment. The host country may avail options like - Joint venture, technology licensing, franchising, outsourcing etc. A host country's choice of organizational form should depend on its growth and welfare effects. This paper compares the welfare...
- White papers 2005-09-01
- What Makes FDI Work?: A Panel Analysis Of The Growth Effect Of FDI In Africa
- A panel analysis of the effects of Foreign Direct Investment FDI on economic growth is conducted using data from 47 African countries over the last two decades (1980 - 2000). Overall, the analysis shows that FDI exerts a positive impact on growth in Africa. Also, factors such as trained human...
- White papers 2005-04-06
- An Analysis Of The Restrictions On Foreign Direct Investment In Free Trade Agreements
- This paper analyzes the quality of rules on Foreign Direct Investment FDI for seven Free Trade Agreements FTAs: US-Australia, US-Singapore, Japan-Singapore, Korea-Singapore, NAFTA, Korea-Chile and Japan-Mexico, involving eight countries. This paper examines the quality of FDI rules in terms of their liberalization or restrictiveness in the following six areas: Restrictions...
- White papers 2007-03-01
- The Impact Of ISO 9000 Diffusion On Trade And FDI: A New Institutional Analysis
- The effects of ISO 9000 diffusion on trade and FDI have gone understudied. Panel data reported by OECD nations over the 1995-2002 period is employed to estimate the impact of ISO adoptions on country-pair economic relations. ISO diffusion is found to have no effect in developed nations, but to positively...
- White papers 2006-12-01
- Spillovers From Foreign Direct Investment: A Meta Analysis
- The extensive empirical literature analyzing productivity spillovers from foreign direct investment to local firms provides inconclusive results. Some studies find that foreign presence has a positive impact on the productivity of domestic firms, while others find no evidence or a negative effect. Differences in the results may be attributable to...
- White papers 2005-12-03
- Trade, Foreign Direct Investment And Spillover Effect: An Empirical Analysis On FDI And Import From G7 To China
- The theories of economic growth indicated a country's productivity depends not only on the domestic R&D (Research & Development) but also on Foreign R&D capital. Especially, the developing countries can benefit from R&D that is performed in the industrial countries by trading with the industrial countries or by receiving FDI...
- White papers 2006-10-01
- Foreign Direct Investment, Determinants And Policy Analysis: Case Study Of Pakistan
- The objective of this paper is to understand the determinants of Foreign Direct Investment FDI flows and to quantify relevant policy shocks in dynamic econometric model for Pakistan economy. The study has highlighted the degree of attraction of cost related factors, investment environment factors, development strategy factors with ownership and...
- White papers 2007-03-16
- Technology Flows, Outsourcing And Productivity: An Analysis Of UK Trade And FDI
- The paper on technology spillovers from trade and FDI Foreign Direct Investment is ambiguous in its findings. This may in part be because of the assumption in much of the work that trade and FDI flows are homogeneous in their determinants and thus in their effects. A taxonomy of trade...
- White papers 2007-02-01
- Do Institutions Matter For FDI?: A Comparative Analysis For The MENA Countries
- The paper analyses the underpinning factors of foreign direct investments towards the MENA countries. Our main interpretative hypothesis is based on the significant role of the quality of institutions to attract FDI Foreign Direct Investment. In MENA experience the growth of FDI flows proved to be notably inferior to that...
- White papers 2007-03-28
- Foreign Direct Investment In India: A Critical Analysis Of FDI From 1991-2005
- The Concept of Foreign Direct Investment FDI is now a part of India's economic future but the term remains vague to many, despite the profound effects on the economy. Despite the extensive studies on FDI, there has been little illumination forthcoming and it remains a contentious topic. The paper explores...
- White papers 2005-10-07
- Foreign Direct Investment In Transition Countries: A Dynamic Analysis At Firm Level
- This paper argue that foreign direct investment in the transition countries has a dynamic nature, by using firm level data for nine transition countries for the period 1996-2002. Moreover, it differentiates the sectors of activity by the degree of technology involved, using the OECD classification based on technology. By doing...
- White papers 2006-04-01
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- The Effects Of Trade And Foreign Direct Investment On Employment And Relative Wages
- Developments in the international economy have sparked new concerns among OECD (Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development) policy makers about the effects of international trade and foreign direct investment on domestic employment and wages. This paper considers the economic evidence that has given rise to these various concerns; Explores the...
- White papers 2004-10-01
- Aid And Foreign Direct Investment: International Evidence
- Although the literature on the effects of both aid and Foreign Direct Investment FDI on development is vast, the relationship between aid and FDI has not been sufficiently explored. This paper empirically investigates the effect of aid on foreign direct investment in view of the hypothesis that countries that receive...
- White papers 2005-06-16
- Trade Unions, Wage Bargaining Co-Ordination And Foreign Direct Investment
- Conventional wisdom asserts that high trade union bargaining strength and a system of coordinated wage bargaining tend to reduce the attractiveness of an economy as a location for foreign direct investment. However, empirical evidence on these issues is rather limited. This paper provides further evidence on the issues through an...
- White papers 2006-10-01
- Trade Openness, Foreign Direct Investment And Child Labor
- The skeptics of globalization argue that increased trade openness and foreign direct investment induce developing countries to keep labor costs low, for example, by letting children work. This paper argues that there are good theoretical reasons why globalization might actually have the opposite effect. This is tested with various measures...
- White papers 2004-12-21
- Does Aid Promote Foreign Direct Investment?: International Evidence
- Although the literature on the effects of both aid and Foreign Direct Investment FDI on development is vast, the relationship between aid and FDI has not been sufficiently explored. This paper empirically investigates the effect of aid on foreign direct investment in view of the hypothesis that countries that receive...
- White papers 2005-11-28
- U.S. Processed Food Exports And Foreign Direct Investment In The Western Hemisphere
- U.S. exports of processed food products and sales by foreign affiliates of U.S. companies in the industry have been growing rapidly. Canada and Mexico are the United States' two major trading partners in the Western Hemisphere, while small quantities of processed food products are exported to a number of other...
- White papers 2002-07-01
- Foreign Direct Investment And Growth: New Evidences From Sub-Saharan African Countries
- The paper investigates the impact of Foreign Direct Investment FDI on economic growth for a panel of 39 Sub-Saharan African countries for the period 1980-2000. An extended Cobb Douglas production function is used whereby investment is disaggregated into its different types namely domestic private, foreign direct and public investment for...
- White papers 2007-01-16
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