Business cycle determinants of US foreign direct investments

Foreign Direct Investments in Southeast Asia

Foreign direct investment has been of great importance in economic growth and global economic integration over the last decades. South East Asia has been part of this development with rapidly increasing inflows of FDI. However, there are large variations over time and between countries in the region as regard to the policies towards FDI, and in actual inflows of FDI. This chapter aims at examin...

The Effects of Trade Integration, Globalization and Foreign Direct Investments on Employment in Iranian Manufacturing Sector

This paper focuses on two major aspects of globalization: international trade and FDI and their impacts on manufacturing employment in Iran and study whether foreign direct investment and trade expansion with Asian and European partner played any role in shaping the Iranian manufacturing employment structure. This study incorporates globalization (KOF index), trade integration and FDI into a si...

Business groups and foreign direct investments by developing country firms: An empirical test in India

Drawing on recent theoretical explanations, we develop hypotheses on the relationship between business group affiliation and FDI by developing country firms. We hypothesize a positive relationship between business group affiliation and FDI overall, as well as between business group affiliation and FDI into advanced countries and into developing countries. In addition, we argue that the impact o...

The Ranking Of The OIC Member Countries Based On Factors Influencing Their Inward Foreign Direct Investments

Spatial Determinants of Foreign Direct Investment

FDI flows grew exponentially during the 1990s, experienced a sharp decline over the period 20012004, and have recently started to recover. The decline was mostly due to a fall in FDI flows within the OECD, particularly of FDI flows to continental Europe. In recent years, FDI flows to developing countries have also increased substantially. This trend has been encouraged by governments who view i...