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Domestic Repercussions of Different Types of FDI

It is widely feared that outward FDI gradually hollows out domestic manufacturing and displaces local workers. We address this concern by drawing on exceptionally We would like to thank Michaela Rank for excellent research assistance. orresponding author) l In te for the World Economy D Weg 120, 05 , Germany ne: -431-8814-269 +4 31-8814-500 ail [email protected] Peter NUNNENKAMP l Institut...

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Developing countries are constrained in financing current account deficits as real capital mobility is still far from perfect. At the same time, capital flows to these countries proved to be extremely volatile. The paper argues that the long-term problem of "too little" should not be confused with the short-term problem of "too volatile". The former is related to sovereign risk, which may be di...

ABCDE-Europe Conference,Oslo,June 24,2002 Comments on the Parallel Workshop on the Determinants of Foreign Direct Investment:Globalization Induced Changes and the Role of Foreign Direct

The session had two speakersEmeritus Professor of International BusinessJohn H.Dunning from the University of Reading and the University of Rutgers,U.K and Professor Ari Kokko from the Stockholm School of Economics,Sweden.The session was chaired by Peter Nunnenkamp,Research Director,Kiel Institute for World Economics,Germany.The sole discussant of the two papers was Dr Avik Chakrabarti from the...

Sterilization technology and decisionmaking: rethinking the incompetent's rights.

Kiel Institute for World Economics

We analyze the aid portfolio of various bilateral and multilateral donors, testing whether they have prioritised aid in line with the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs). In doing so, we combine sectorally disaggregated aid data with indicators reflecting the situation of recipient countries regarding the MDGs. Our results show that donors differ not only in terms of their overall generosity an...