Foreign direct investment and development: The MERCOSUR experience

Foreign Direct Investment: The Canadian Experience

The Canadian economy has been a net recipient of foreign direct investment (FDI). The free-trade agreements (FTA and NAFTA) have had to attract more inward FDI. This study examines the determinants of foreign direct investment (FDI) between Canada and EU15, Brazil and Japan in the period 1995-2007. The purpose of this paper is to analyze the impact of variables, such as, market size, labour cos...

The Country Risks and Foreign Direct Investment (FDI)

T he importance of foreign direct investment (FDI) in developing countries has begun to spread very rapidly, especially after the transition of command economies countries into open markets. Many countries see attracting FDI as an important element in their strategy for economic growth because FDI is widely regarded as an amalgamation of capital, technology, marketing, and management...

Foreign direct investment and economic development

Although transnational corporations play the crucial role as transplanters of technology, skills and access to the world market, how they facilitate structural upgrading and economic growth in developing countries has not been adequately conceptualized in terms of a theory of economic development. This article develops a dynamic paradigm o TNC-assisted development by recognizing five key struct...

FOREIGN DIRECT INVESTMENT AND SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT. THE RECENT ARGENTINE EXPERIENCE Preliminary version May 2004

Does Board Experience Matter? Evidence from Foreign Direct Investment

This study contributes to the growing literatures on the importance of board expertise to their provision of counsel for management. By demonstrating that when announcing overseas investments, how a firm alleviates its liabilities of foreignness by board members possessing relevant experiences, the present work addresses the long-standing issue of what renders board the most effective. Drawing ...