Foreign direct investment (FDI) has gained prominence in international economics over the past three decades. Primarily, belief that FDI influences economic growth of host country, set stage for empirical research focused on FDI–growth nexus. The literature, however, reveals mixed evidence regarding role promoting growth. Despite conflicting evidence, developed and developing economies have att...

As modern organizations increasingly operate in a global economy, they need IT support around the globe; favorable economic conditions also encourage the use of offshore IT teams. However, when IT efforts "go global," issues and challenges typical of IT development and support are magnified. In this paper, we review and integrate three research areas that contribute to our understanding and man...

Just as Cinderella was the ignored sister with great potential, so service sector FDI may be the neglected sibling of trade policy. As trade and FDI regimes have become more liberalized in recent decades, tariff reductions and FDI in manufacturing have hogged the limelight, while FDI in services has often remained a wallflower. In fact, most restrictions on FDI flows today are in the service se...

This paper contributes to the trade–development nexus by investigating link between trade integration and economic well-being in developing eight (D-8) countries comprising Bangladesh, Egypt, Indonesia, Iran, Malaysia, Nigeria, Pakistan, Turkiye. Essentially, this examined how openness, financial exchange rate contributed gross national income (GNI) per capita (a proxy for well-being). The pane...

" …the primary determinant of a country's standard of living is how well it succeeds in developing and utilizing the skills, knowledge, health and habits of its population. SUMMARY In recent years, academics and policy-makers have emphasized the role of human capital formation in economic development. By creating human capital, countries become more attractive to private investment, both domest...

The majority of WTO members are now developing countries. Yet, until the launch of the Doha Development Round, their interests remained on the periphery of multilateral trade negotiations. Because development is at the center of the Doha Round, developing countries must seize the moment to obtain an agreement that promotes their integration into the world economy and provides an opportunity to ...