Cultural characteristics related to the values of national identity (patriotism, nationalism) and attitudes toward other peoples (xenophobia) represent important elements cultural specificity that influence various dimensions socioeconomic life, including economic processes. Unfortunately, these specific are not often investigated, especially in this context, probably because difficulty quantif...

The study of FDI and its identification as a specific type investment activity began in the `60s XX century, when under influence beginning process globalization, transnational cooperation to form, which actively entered national markets countries world using FDI. current reviews literature field factors influencing attraction This goal has necessitated formulation following tasks: investigate ...

Our study investigates the firmand country-specific factors that affect the link between foreign direct investment (FDI) and trade. Specifically, we address the questions “do countryand firmspecific characteristics matter in Japanese FDI trade links?” and “do the counts and values of FDI that are often alternatively used in the empirical work convey the same message about this link?” Empiricall...