Foreign direct investment
- Keep investment issues out of trade agreements
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Investment issues are often hidden in trade agreements but potentially have much wider impacts than tariff restrictions. This paper argues that there should not be an investment chapter in free trade agreements. If investment must be included, it should take the form of cooperation in order to promote appropriate flows of foreign direct investment (FDI) between partners. It should not take the form of a legally binding agreement for securing establishment rights and national treatment for foreign investment and investors, and especially it should not allow for investor-state dispute settlements.
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- No evidence on energy savings via FDI: explicit encouragement of adequate technology transfers remains necessary
- ( M. Hübler;K. Keller / Kiel Institute of World Economics/Institut für Weltwirtschaft , 2008)
- This paper analyses macro level data on 60 developing countries for the period 1975-2005 to examine the influence of foreign direct investment (FDI) inflows on energy intensities. Contrary to Mielnik ...
- Possible labour market changes in the OECD countries
- ( M. Molnar;N. Pain;D. Taglioni / Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development , 2007)
- This paper reviews some of the possible changes that may occur in the national labour markets of many OECD countries as a result of international trade and the internationalisation of production by mu...
- Sustainability as a source of competitive advantage for companies from emerging economies
- ( T. Hindle / International Finance Corporation , 2007)
- Companies from emerging economies are increasingly often gaining competitive advantages by being environmentally and socially responsible. Such companies create value both for their business and for s...
- To exploit the full potential of intra-regional rationalisation, Asia needs more liberal investment provisions
- ( N. Kumar / Research and Information System for the Non-Aligned and Other Developing Countries, India , 2007)
- This paper examines the role of investment liberalisation in Asian regional trading arrangements (RTAs). In general, RTAs facilitate the rationalisation of industry, i.e. the exploitation of economies...
- No use in chasing FDI without the proper technological capabilities
- ( A. Palit / United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific , 2006)
- Economic factors alone do not explain why some developing Asia-Pacific economies perform better than others in drawing FDI. Good business climate, for example, is a necessary condition to attract FDI....
- Growth effects of FDI increase with its quality
- ( L. Alfaro;A. Charlton / Centre for Economic Performance, London , 2007)
- The effects of foreign direct investment (FDI) on economic growth depend on its quality. Investment is of high quality if it causes particularly high increases in value added. Quality depends therefor...
- Booming foreign direct investment is likely to accentuate India’s regional disparity in growth
- ( P. Nunnenkamp;R. Stracke / Kiel Institute of World Economics/Institut für Weltwirtschaft , 2007)
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This paper addresses two major issues related to foreign direct investment and regional development in India’s post-reform period – spatial distribution of FDI and the relationship betw...
- Commodity booms can be an opportunity for Africa if accompanied by strong public policy
- ( African Economic Research Consortium , 2007)
- Since 2004, many sub-Saharan African countries have been experiencing a boom in the prices of their primary commodity exports. This paper summarises findings about how to manage commodity booms in oil...
- Governments should attract FDI in industries that enjoy forward spillovers
- ( A. Tomohara / The International Centre for the Study of East Asian Development , 2007)
- There is no consensus regarding the impact of foreign direct investment (FDI) on the productivity of local companies in developing host countries. This paper analyses the conditions under which local ...
- What is the effect of FDI on job creation?
- ( S. Karlsson;N. Lundin;F. Sjöholm / The International Centre for the Study of East Asian Development , 2007)
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This paper examines the effect of Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) on job creation in the Chinese manufacturing sector. It analyses FDI and job creation in China using a large sample of manufacturin...
