Essays about: "negative effects of FDI"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 23 essays containing the words negative effects of FDI.

1. 1. 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

3. 2. The impact of foreign direct investment on economic growth for countries in Latin America

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Nationalekonomiska institutionen

   Author : Clara Wieslander; Evelina Sundin; [2022]
   Keywords : Economic Growth; Latin America; Schumpeterian model; Business and Economics;

   Abstract : This paper examines how Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) affects Economic Growth and Total Factor Productivity (TFP) for recipient countries in Latin America. The study investigates whether FDI generates positive spillover effects, leading to a higher increase in TFP than domestic investments. READ MORE

4. 3. Chinese FDI and Debt-trap Diplomacy

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Nationalekonomiska institutionen

   Author : Jonas Fallenius; [2021]
   Keywords : Foreign direct investment; China; Sub-Saharan Africa; debt-trap diplomacy; Business and Economics;

   Abstract : This empirical study seeks to initiate a new field of study. Through panel data analysis the relationship between Chinese FDI, non-Chinese FDI, and government debt in Sub-Saharan Africa is investigated. The model is expanded to include resource endowment and political stability variables. READ MORE

5. 4. Every Flow Must Have Its Ebb - The Impact of the Financial Crisis on FDI Flows: A Comparison Between Euro and Non-Euro Countries

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Nationalekonomiska institutionen

   Author : Henrietta Tuomaila; Martina Hellberg; [2021]
   Keywords : Currency Union; Euro; Financial Crisis; FDI; Business and Economics;

   Abstract : Previous research has found that the euro increases FDI flows, yet the evidence of to what extent the EMU membership enhances FDI flows differs between studies. This thesis aims to estimate the impact the financial crisis has had on FDI flows and to further compare the impact the crisis has had on the euro countries to non-euro countries. READ MORE

6. 5. The transformed relevance of economic freedom in Africa and influence from Chinese FDI : A fixed effects panel data study from 2009 to 2019

   University essay from Uppsala universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen; Uppsala universitet/Nationalekonomiska institutionen

   Author : Oskar Högström; Ida Norén; [2021]
   Keywords : Africa; China; economic freedom; FDI; foreign direct investments; fixed effects; panel data;

   Abstract : During the last 20 years there has been a rapid increase of Chinese foreign direct investment (FDI) in Africa. Through examination of published research, we discover that Chinese FDI does not appear to clearly follow traditional assumptions of FDI. Especially in relation to economic freedom. READ MORE