Essays about: "Foreign direct investment in host countries"

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1. 1. “All we have is this beautiful place. But we don’t have the money”: The effect of foreign direct investment and global power structures on local female entrepreneurship in Coron Town, the Philippines

   University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Institutionen för globala studier

   Author : Hannah Johansson; [2023-10-25]
   Keywords : Foreign direct investment; female entrepreneurship; global power structures; westernization; feminist economics; capital;

   Abstract : Foreign direct investment (FDI) in the global South indicates both to create and obstruct local entrepreneurship opportunities in host countries. However, foreign business owners' large capitals, and global development policies encouraging FDI in the tourism industry play a significant role in this relation. READ MORE

3. 2. The Impact of Foreign Capital on Institutional Quality: An Empirical Study of Chinese Finances of Loans and Foreign Direct Investments in Africa

   University essay from Handelshögskolan i Stockholm/Institutionen för nationalekonomi

   Author : Cecilia Falorni; Sofia Ferenius; [2022]
   Keywords : China-Africa relations; Foreign capital; Foreign direct investment; Institutional quality; Loans;

   Abstract : The African continent has since long had slow economic growth, with large infrastructural gaps compared to the Western World. This has resulted in large inflows of foreign capital to the African economies. READ MORE

4. 3. A study on the Determinants of FDI Inflows to China

   University essay from Södertörns högskola/Nationalekonomi

   Author : Xin Jiang; [2022]
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   Abstract : Since the Chinese government proposed the "reform and opening-up policy" in 1979, China has achieved remarkable economic development. Foreign direct investment (FDI) has played an important role in stimulating economic development and alleviating capital shortages. This thesis explores FDI by choosing China as its destination country. READ MORE

5. 4. The Impact of Perceived Corruption Index on Foreign Direct Investments in Africa

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Nationalekonomiska institutionen

   Author : Mikael Lagging; [2022]
   Keywords : Corruption; Foreign direct investment; Gravity model; Africa; OECD; China; Business and Economics;

   Abstract : This thesis evaluates the impact of corruption perception index (CPI) on foreign direct investment (FDI) flows from China and 34 OECD source countries to 54 African host countries using the gravitational model. China is of particular interest as it has become Africa’s largest trading partner as well as the greatest investor among the developing countries in Africa, in addition to Chinese firms having increased their presence in African countries rich in natural resources and poor infrastructure where the scope of corruption is considerable. READ MORE

6. 5. Institutional Dynamics in the Global FDI Network : Examining The Co-evolution of Institutions and FDI with Stochastic Actor-Oriented Modelling

   University essay from Linköpings universitet/Nationalekonomi; Linköpings universitet/Filosofiska fakulteten

   Author : Axel Norgren; Martin Olsson; [2021]
   Keywords : Institutions; Foreign Direct Investment; FDI; Economic development; Social network analysis; Stochastic Actor-Oriented Modelling; Institutional Convergence;

   Abstract : This thesis addresses the relationship between institutions and foreign direct investments (FDI). While the issue of how institutions attract FDI (selection) is quite well-researched, the empirical evidence for institutions spreading through FDI (influence) is more ambiguous. READ MORE