Does Foreign Direct Investment Promote Development?Theodore Moran, Edward M Graham, 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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... industries, Lipsey and Sjöholm's research suggests that relocation does not cause the correlation. Instead, their findings ... industry breakdowns become finer. With respect to productivity spillovers, the authors note that the earlier ...
... industries, Lipsey and Sjöholm's research suggests that relocation does not cause the correlation. Instead, their findings ... industry breakdowns become finer. With respect to productivity spillovers, the authors note that the earlier ...
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... industries. However, the “cherry picking” scenario would not necessarily involve externalities. Garrick Blalock and ... industrial group, in Indonesia and abroad. Their goal was to enable suppliers to maximize economies of scale and even ...
... industries. However, the “cherry picking” scenario would not necessarily involve externalities. Garrick Blalock and ... industrial group, in Indonesia and abroad. Their goal was to enable suppliers to maximize economies of scale and even ...
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... industry. Their simulations suggest that without MNCs the actual number of plants would have been considerably less: depending on the counterfactual, as much as 30 percent less. While admitting that their results are quite tentative ...
... industry. Their simulations suggest that without MNCs the actual number of plants would have been considerably less: depending on the counterfactual, as much as 30 percent less. While admitting that their results are quite tentative ...
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... industry remains one of 75 industries in which foreign companies are required to operate in 50-50 joint venture partnerships. This shows that China's liberalization of foreign investment, like its liberalization of trade, is still far ...
... industry remains one of 75 industries in which foreign companies are required to operate in 50-50 joint venture partnerships. This shows that China's liberalization of foreign investment, like its liberalization of trade, is still far ...
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... industry. In terms of backward linkages, foreign investors rely on local suppliers for 44 percent of their inputs ... industries repeatedly failing to grow up. African leaders have not had the experience, notes Lawrence, that Long ...
... industry. In terms of backward linkages, foreign investors rely on local suppliers for 44 percent of their inputs ... industries repeatedly failing to grow up. African leaders have not had the experience, notes Lawrence, that Long ...
Contents
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23 | |
What Do Firm Perceptions Tell Us? | 45 |
The Case for Public Intervention | 73 |
Chapter 5 RD Activities of Foreign and National Establishments in Turkish Manufacturing
| 107 |
Beyond Productivity Spillovers | 137 |
A Critical Survey and a Simple Model | 159 |
Gordon H Hanson | 175 |
Findings and Implications for Models and Policies Toward Trade and Investment | 245 |
Marc J Melitz | 273 |
Chapter 11 How Does FDI Affect Host Country Development? Using Industry Case Studies to Make Reliable Generalizations | 281 |
Review and Evaluation | 315 |
Chapter 13 Is Africas Skepticism of Foreign Capital Justified? Evidence from East African Firm Survey Data | 337 |
Robert Z Lawrence | 367 |
Chapter 14 Conclusions and Implications for FDI Policy in Developing Countries New Methods of Research and a Future Research Agenda | 375 |
About the Contributors | 397 |
Michael P Keane | 179 |
Chapter 8 Does Foreign Direct Investment Accelerate Economic Growth? | 195 |
Chapter 9 Inappropriate Pooling of Wealthy and Poor Countries in Empirical FDI Studies | 221 |
Index | 405 |
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