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Product characteristics and the growth of FDI
Author(s)
Date Issued
2003-02
Date Available
2009-07-23T16:22:04Z
Abstract
FDI and the activities of foreign affiliate firms have grown dramatically in recent decades, both in absolute terms and as a share of world GDP. Most explanations of
this phenomenon focus on the impact of the macroeconomic environment on the choices facing individual firms over whether or not to engage in FDI. We focus instead on the characteristics of demand for the products produced in sectors known to be conducive to FDI. These characteristics are shown to help explain the recent growth in the FDI-to-GDP ratio.
this phenomenon focus on the impact of the macroeconomic environment on the choices facing individual firms over whether or not to engage in FDI. We focus instead on the characteristics of demand for the products produced in sectors known to be conducive to FDI. These characteristics are shown to help explain the recent growth in the FDI-to-GDP ratio.
Sponsorship
CEPR
Type of Material
Working Paper
Publisher
University College Dublin. School of Economics
Series
UCD Centre for Economic Research Working Paper Series
WP03/08
Subjects
Classification
F23
Subject – LCSH
Investments, Foreign
Gross domestic product
Industrial location
Industrial organization
Language
English
Status of Item
Not peer reviewed
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