Essays about: "barriers to foreign direct investment"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 13 essays containing the words barriers to foreign direct investment.

  1. 1. Beyond borders and barriers: A qualitative study of foreign direct investment and its effect on knowledge transfer in Rwanda

    University essay from Handelshögskolan i Stockholm/Institutionen för företagande och ledning

    Author : Linnea Helgegren; Astrid Viktorsson; [2024]
    Keywords : Knowledge transfer; Absorptive capacity; Social integration mechanisms; Foreign direct investment; Developing country;

    Abstract : Foreign direct investment has been considered to provide an avenue for knowledge transfer between investors and entrepreneurs. However, few studies have investigated what capacities influence the quality of cross-border knowledge transfer. READ MORE

  3. 2. The euro effect – the impact of EU bilateral real exchange rates on German net FDI : evidence from Germany and seven EU-countries

    University essay from Högskolan i Jönköping/IHH, Nationalekonomi

    Author : Aenne Ohainski; [2019]
    Keywords : net FDI; real exchange rate; euro; horizontal FDI; vertical FDI; market-oriented firm; cost-oriented firm; euro-effect; Germany; European Union;

    Abstract : In literature it has been stated that in times of low capital barriers policies can impact real exchange rates (RERs) and, it has been shown that RERs influence foreign direct investment (FDI). As inward FDI is a growth stimulating factor for the German economy and as more than a third of inward FDI stems from countries in the European Union (EU), this study investigates the RER-FDI link between Germany and seven EU countries. READ MORE

  4. 3. Entry Mode Strategies of Advanced Market Economies into Emerging Markets of Sub-Saharan Africa: The example of a power generation MNE

    University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Graduate School

    Author : Jude Nkeme Ngambong; [2017-09-05]
    Keywords : Internationalization; advanced economies; entry modes; entry barriers; foreign direct investment; Sub-Saharan Africa;

    Abstract : Since the last decades researchers in the internationalization of firms have mainly focused on internationalization in developed markets and Asian emerging markets. Until recently, less attention has been devoted towards understanding how firms from advanced economies establish themselves in underdeveloped countries. READ MORE

  5. 4. Institutional Barriers for FDI in Rwanda´s Power Sector

    University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Institutionen för nationalekonomi med statistik

    Author : Anders Knutsson; [2017-02-09]
    Keywords : Rwanda; Power sector; Barriers for FDI;

    Abstract : Background Even though only 24.5 percent of the Rwandan households have access to the national power grid, the electricity supply has difficulties to meet the peak demand. Previous research has shown that lack of electricity is a constrainer for economic development and estimations show that Rwanda between year 2013-2025 will need to invest USD 6. READ MORE

  6. 5. Home Country Tariffs and FDI in China

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Nationalekonomiska institutionen

    Author : Maria Ahrén; [2012]
    Keywords : China FDI; tariffs; imports; trade barriers; FDI determinants; Business and Economics;

    Abstract : To date China has become one of the largest receivers of foreign direct investment (FDI) and this FDI has had an important role in China’s economic growth. It is therefore important to study the determinants of FDI in China. READ MORE