Does Foreign Direct Investment Promote Development?Theodore H. Moran, Edward Montgomery Graham, Magnus Blomstrom, Magnus Blomström What is the impact of foreign direct investment (FDI) on development? The answer is important for the lives of millions--if not billions--of workers, families, and communities in the developing world. The answer is crucial for policymakers in developing and developed countries, and in multilateral agencies. This volume gathers together the cutting edge of new research on FDI and host country economic performance and presents the most sophisticated critiques of current and past inquiries. It probes the limits of what can be determined from available evidence and from innovative investigative techniques. In addition, the book presents new results, concludes with an analysis of the implications for contemporary policy debates, and proposes new avenues for future research. |
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Foreign establishments had statistically significant higher average percentages in all three types of R & D activity , although the rankings were the same for both groups .
As illustrated in the second column , the coefficient on FOR remains statistically significant . Notable , however , is that the size is virtually unchanged to that of the gross entry rate regression , suggesting that there is little ...
Unlike in the linear model the coefficient on this variable is statistically significant , though total skill difference effect for LDCs — the sum of the coefficients on SKDIFF and SKDIFF * LDC - is once again statistically and ...
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Contents
RD Activities of Foreign and National | 107 |
Foreign Direct Investment and Local Economic | 137 |
Comment | 175 |
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