Essays about: "fdi gravity"

Showing result 11 - 15 of 24 essays containing the words fdi gravity.

  1. 11. Cultural Distance and Foreign Direct Investment : Does it Matter for Swedish Firms?

    University essay from KTH/Entreprenörskap och Innovation

    Author : Anna Norell Bergendahl; [2015]
    Keywords : Foreign direct investment; Cultural distance; Schwartz cultural orientations; Liability of foreignness; Gender equality; International trade; Gravity equation;

    Abstract : This thesis employs a random effects panel estimator to assess the relationship between Swedish outward foreign direct investment (FDI) stock and cultural distance for a panel of 75 countries covering the period 1998–2012. Cultural distance, operationalized by differences in Schwartz cultural orientations and gender equality, adds to the liability of foreignness and is hypothesized to have a negative impact on outward FDI stock. READ MORE

  3. 12. Tax Wedges and FDI Decisions in the EU15

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Nationalekonomiska institutionen

    Author : Alexander Roussos; [2015]
    Keywords : FDI; tax wedges; labour cost; social security contributions; Business and Economics;

    Abstract : Free movement of labour and open borders are one of the main principles of the European Union. Workers can relatively easy relocate in the search for new job opportunities and firms compete internationally for productive labour. Corporate taxes affect firms’ profits, and also their investment decisions. READ MORE

  4. 13. Does exchange rate uncertainty affect foreign direct investment? An empirical analysis of the Swedish case

    University essay from Handelshögskolan i Stockholm/Institutionen för nationalekonomi

    Author : Nils Kottmann; [2014]
    Keywords : Exchange rate volatility; GARCH; FDI;

    Abstract : 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

  5. 14. Trade Agreements in a Broader Context - Analyzing Drivers of Trade beyond Cuts in Tariffs and Non-Tariff Barriers

    University essay from Handelshögskolan i Stockholm/Institutionen för nationalekonomi

    Author : Henrike Steimer; Anja Hage; [2014]
    Keywords : International Trade; Gravity equation; Preferential Trade Agreements; FDI; Migration;

    Abstract : The prevalence of preferential trade agreements (PTAs) continues to grow and to gain greater prominence as the agreements advance in terms of focus and reach, reflecting global changes in international trade and the world economy. Analyses of the impact of PTAs are quite frequent in academic literature, often identifying a positive impact of PTAs on trade flows, which follows economic intuition. READ MORE

  6. 15. Regional Integration and Intra-Regional FDI - The case of ASEAN

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Nationalekonomiska institutionen

    Author : Fatema Hill; [2014]
    Keywords : Regional Integration Agreement; ASEAN Investment Area; Foreign Direct Investment; Gravity Model; Business and Economics;

    Abstract : During the past decades the interest of what effect Regional Integration Agreements (RIA’s) have on Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) flow have been increasing. Previous studies have mainly focused on trade effects of RIA’s, which has left scope of studies for FDI effect. READ MORE