Essays about: "net FDI"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 44 essays containing the words net FDI.

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 Relationship Between Environmental Policy Stringency and Trade Flows

   University essay from Handelshögskolan i Stockholm/Institutionen för nationalekonomi

   Author : Philip Lindersten; Zeshan Shiekh; [2023]
   Keywords : Environmental policy stringency; Trade flows; Competitiveness hypothesis; Porter hypothesis;

   Abstract : Ceteris paribus, it is unclear whether a more stringent environmental policy increases or decreases a country's competitiveness. Two hypotheses have been formulated in this decade-long debate: the competitiveness hypothesis - stating that a more stringent environmental policy decreases competitiveness, and the Porter Hypothesis, claiming the opposite. READ MORE

4. 3. The Spillover Effects of Intrastate Conflicts on FDI Flows in Countries Neighbouring the Conflict

   University essay from Handelshögskolan i Stockholm/Institutionen för nationalekonomi

   Author : Dylan Savosnick; Kasper With; [2023]
   Keywords : Intrastate Conflict; Foreign Direct Investment FDI ; Spillovers;

   Abstract : The purpose of this study is to investigate the spillover effect of intrastate wars on neighbouring nations net FDI inflows by categorising battle deaths into different thresholds and regressing FDI on those thresholds. The research design is based on a two-way fixed effects model with country and time fixed effects. READ MORE

5. 4. 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

6. 5. The impact of Institutional Quality on MNCs strategies when conducting FDI in Sub-Saharan Africa

   University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Företagsekonomiska institutionen

   Author : Lisa Gunnarson; Alicia Steivik; [2022-06-22]
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   Abstract : An important part for the future economic development in Sub-Saharan Africa is the inflowof foreign direct investments. One factor in attracting these investments is having a suitableexternal environment that fits the requirements of the firm, therefore an interdependentrelationship exists between the two. READ MORE