Essays about: "inward FDI"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 32 essays containing the words inward FDI.

1. 1. Foreign Direct Investment Spillovers: Evidence from Egypt, 2000-2020

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Ekonomisk-historiska institutionen

   Author : Petronella Hall; [2023]
   Keywords : Foreign Direct Investment; FDI; Egypt; Spillovers; Absorptive Capacity; Business and Economics;

   Abstract : Foreign direct investment (FDI) is a crucial element of globalization; knowledge spillovers, increasing employment, and technology transfer through inward FDI promote economic growth. Egypt is the top FDI recipient in Africa, and empirical literature finds a positive correlation between FDI and economic growth in the country; however, there are limited academic discourses on the channels through which FDI positively affects the economy. READ MORE

3. 2. Inward FDI and InnovationIn the Context of a Least Developed Country - A single case study on the innovation system of Kigali, Rwanda

   University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Graduate School

   Author : Mette Barten; Aron Holmgren; [2022-07-05]
   Keywords : Foreign direct investment; FDI spillover effects; innovation; innovation systems; innovation capabilities; absorptive capacities; Rwanda; Kigali;

   Abstract : Previous research shows a theoretical debate regarding the relationship between inward FDI and local innovation, where researchers argue for further research with a contextual focus. In the setting of Rwanda and its aspiration to transform from a least developed country to a knowledge-based service economy, this case study aims to understand how local actors perceive the relationship between inward FDI and innovation. READ MORE

4. 3. The Sustained Economic Development of Singapore

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Ekonomisk-historiska institutionen

   Author : Hannah Grip Alkaff; [2022]
   Keywords : Foreign Direct Investment FDI ; Sustained Economic Development; Absorptive Capacity; Multinational Corporations MNCs ; Business and Economics;

   Abstract : Inward Foreign Direct Investments (FDI) is a factor of sustained economic development (UNCTAD, 2020). Developing nations have been eager to attract inward FDI in an attempt to stimulate their domestic economy. READ MORE

5. 4. Chinese FDI and its effect on trade for the five African countries Angola, Nigeria, South Africa, Zambia and Zimbabwe

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Nationalekonomiska institutionen

   Author : Mikael Lagging; [2021]
   Keywords : FDI; Imports; Exports; Chinese FDI in Africa; Chinese FDI affecting imports and exports in Africa; Business and Economics;

   Abstract : This thesis evaluates the effect of Chinese Foreign direct investment (FDI) on exports and imports for the five African countries: Angola, Nigeria, South Africa, Zambia and Zimbabwe using the gravitational model. The gravitational model will analyze how both inward FDI investments and Chinese investments impact import and export by using a sample of 166 partner countries over the period 2003-2012. READ MORE

6. 5. Foreign direct investment performance and institutional quality: a French perspective.

   University essay from Uppsala universitet/Företagsekonomiska institutionen

   Author : Tom Viguier; Enguerrand Jourdier; [2020]
   Keywords : Foreign Direct Investment; Institutional Theory; France; Institutional Quality; International Attractivity; Institutional Determinants;

   Abstract : The purpose of this research is to provide an understanding of the relationship that may exist between the institutional determinants and the inward flow of FDI in France. Indeed, the French government and various decisions-makers have attributed the unique growth of the inward flow of FDI to the institutional quality of the country. READ MORE