Based on a panel data analysis of 164 countries from 1996 to 2006, we examine the impact of institutional quality on foreign direct investment (FDI) levels and volatility. We find that good institutional quality matters to FDI. We provide evidence that institutional quality has a positive and significant effect on FDI. More specifically, we find that a one standard deviation change in instituti...

Abstract By reviewing economic performance, two main phenomena could be identified: The first phenomenon is prior to the third wave of the Industrial Revolution in which limited resources are the predominant input; in other words, physical and natural resources are much more credited than human resources. The second phenomenon resonates with the third wave of industrial revolution to the presen...

large cities and metropolitan areas in developing countries are growing rapidly. these areas grew by attracting all facilities, services and capital of the country. tehran has been the major city and center for decision and policy making in various administrative, political, economic and socialaspects. this political focus has brought economic, social, educational focus that attracted a vast ma...

The article reveals the peculiarities of increasing investment attractiveness in agriculture Republic Kazakhstan, that is, starting from first years independence, country creates favorable conditions for attracting domestic and foreign investments to country's economy. possibilities reviving real production depend on level their accumulation efficiency use, especially during a change geopolitic...

To design successful products, the first step entails understanding the financial needs of clients (and potential clients) and how financial services fit into their money management strategies. Understanding clients requires an awareness of the economic goals of poor households, how people manage resources and activities, and how they deal with risk in their dayto-day lives. Such a framework ca...

The issues of the resources use optimizing aimed at a shipbuilding company restructuring are considered, which is main prerequisite for its effectiveness. aim this study to develop methodical approach substantiation variant on basis optimization-simulation model value estimation, will take into account algorithmically set conditions regarding financing scheme, type restructuring, technological ...

a r t i c l e i n f o If regional competitiveness is equated to the capacity to attract and preserve investments, then the perception investors have of the region's characteristic is fundamental. This perception is a result of a complex integration of multiple criteria. This paper approaches the analysis of regional competitiveness by techniques of multi-criteria sorting. An ELECTRE-based prefe...