Essays about: "FDI"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 317 essays containing the word FDI.

  1. 1. Foregin Direct Investment and competition from low wage countries

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Nationalekonomiska institutionen

    Author : Fanny Friis-Jespersen; [2021]
    Keywords : FDI; MNE; laborcost; wage; low-wage; Business and Economics;

    Abstract : Foregin Direct Investment, FDI is often seen to be an important factor to economic growth across the globe. It gives Multinational Enterprises the opportunity to come closer to their customers, but also a chance to achieve economies of scale. READ MORE

  3. 2. Deciphering the effect of the EU Emissions Trading System: A panel data study on EU member states' FDI outflows

    University essay from Handelshögskolan i Stockholm/Institutionen för nationalekonomi

    Author : Malcolm McGrath; Noak Prahl; [2021]
    Keywords : EU ETS; FDI outflows; Panel data analysis; Carbon leakage; Pollution haven hypothesis;

    Abstract : This paper examines the effect of the European Union Emissions Trading System (EU ETS) on foreign direct investment outflows of European Union member states. A panel data set on FDI outflows for 33 countries ranging from the year 1995 to 2019 and the empirical methods of multiple linear regression, difference-in-differences, and triple difference are used to examine the effect. READ MORE

  4. 3. US Model of Democratic Governance and China's Model of Authoritarian Capitalism : Africans' Perception of these Transnational Political Processes of Governance

    University essay from Malmö universitet/Malmö högskola/Institutionen för globala politiska studier (GPS)

    Author : Franklin Etarh; [2021]
    Keywords : democratic governance; authoritarian capitalism; human rights and freedom; Africa; Perception;

    Abstract : As the debate on greater socio-economic rights promulgated by China’s model of authoritarian capitalism or greater human rights and freedom championed by the US model of democratic governance continues to spread across developing countries, this thesis investigates how Africans perceive these two transnational political processes. This is an exploratory sequential mixed method research with data collected through an expert interview of 10 participants from 7 African countries and the quantitative data gotten from Afrobarometer Round 8 survey. READ MORE

  5. 4. Tanzania’s Perception of Scandinavian Investments in Tanzanian SMEs

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för samhällsbyggnad och industriell teknik

    Author : Luise Kaufmann; [2021]
    Keywords : Tanzanian SMEs; Scandinavian investors; perception of investments; survival and growth; Tanzanian regulations;

    Abstract : Tanzania is developing and their small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) can support economic, social, and technological development. Foreign direct investments (FDI) help Tanzania to sustain its businesses financially. How Tanzanian SMEs perceive the dependence on other countries' investors is unclear. READ MORE

  6. 5. Capital flows during times of crises : A study of 21st century economic crises and their impact on FDI-flows

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Företagsekonomiska institutionen; Uppsala universitet/Företagsekonomiska institutionen

    Author : Repeta Andreas; Palm Carl; [2021]
    Keywords : Capital Flows; Foreign Direct Investment; Economic cycles; Great Recession; SARS-CoV-19 pandemic;

    Abstract : Foreign direct investment has been sharply affected by the global SARS-CoV-19 pandemic, as quarantine measures have decimated global trade, aviation and domestic economies through lockdowns which have wreaked havoc on markets. Macroeconomic indicators including GDP growth rates, unemployment, business confidence, consumer confidence, retail sales and inflation have all been negatively affected due to the simultaneous supply & demand shock caused by the pandemic. READ MORE