Essays about: "2011 FDI"
Showing result 1 - 5 of 33 essays containing the words 2011 FDI.
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1. Doing Business and Economic Prosperity as Indicators of Human Development
University essay from Handelshögskolan i Stockholm/Institutionen för marknadsföring och strategiAbstract : Social responsibility indicators have become a popular complement to purely financial measurements over the past years. Corporations and governments show increased awareness and are actively pursuing creating better conditions for labourers and other citizens. READ MORE
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2. The effect of corruption on growth and investments: Exploring the direct and indirect effects of corruption on growth via three different investment channels in low income countries
University essay from Lunds universitet/Nationalekonomiska institutionenAbstract : This thesis investigates both the direct effect and indirect effect of corruption on growth via three different investment transmission channels. According to growth theory, different types of investment are commonly considered as important contributors to economic growth. READ MORE
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3. Tax-based Capital Controls’ Efficacy at Affecting the Composition of Foreign Capital
University essay from Lunds universitet/Nationalekonomiska institutionenAbstract : This paper investigates whether countries can use tax-based forms of capital controls to affect the share of foreign direct investment (FDI) relative to debt. Doing so might enable a country to influence capital-recipient countries’ foreign capital towards FDI and away from debt. READ MORE
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4. Does exchange rate uncertainty affect foreign direct investment? An empirical analysis of the Swedish case
University essay from Handelshögskolan i Stockholm/Institutionen för nationalekonomiAbstract : The purpose of this thesis is to study empirically what the effect of exchange rate volatility is on foreign direct investment (FDI) stock in Sweden, as well as on Swedish FDI stock abroad. To this date, neither empirical nor theoretical research has reached consensus on the nature of this effect. READ MORE
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5. Sectoral Effects of Foreign Direct Investment on Host Country Economic Growth: Evidence from Emerging Countries
University essay from Nationalekonomiska institutionenAbstract : In this paper, I study the effect of foreign direct investment (FDI) on a group of host country economic growth for the period 1994-2011. Using aggregate level FDI data for a group of five emerging countries, the paper reveals that FDI has a positive effect on economic growth. READ MORE