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- 2018
- Chapter
Transportation Cost and the Geography of Foreign Investment
By: Laura Alfaro and Maggie Chen
Falling transportation costs and rapid technological progress in recent decades have precipitated an explosion of cross-border flows in goods, services, investments, and ideas led by multinational firms. Extensive research has sought to understand the geographic...
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Alfaro, Laura, and Maggie Chen. "Transportation Cost and the Geography of Foreign Investment." In Handbook of International Trade and Transportation, edited by Bruce Blonigen and Wesley W. Wilson. Edward Elgar Publishing, 2018.
- September–October 1995
- Article
Is Foreign Infrastructure Investment Still Risky?
By: L. T. Wells Jr. and E. S. Gleason
Wells, L. T., Jr., and E. S. Gleason. "Is Foreign Infrastructure Investment Still Risky?" Harvard Business Review 73, no. 5 (September–October 1995): 44–55.
- Research Summary
Intra-Industry Foreign Direct Investment (joint with Andrew Charlton)
By: Laura Alfaro
We identify a new type of vertical foreign direct investment (FDI) made up of multinational subsidiaries producing intermediate inputs, which are of similar skill intensity to the final goods produced by their parents, and which are overwhelmingly located in high skill...
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- 27 Jan 2016
- Research & Ideas
A Politician's Investment Portfolio Might Tip Off Corruption Potential
The risk taken in a politician’s private investment portfolio is a strong indicator of whether that person will cross legal or ethical lines in office. The riskier the portfolio, the more likely the lawmaker...
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by Roberta Holland
- June 2008
- Article
Capital Structure with Risky Foreign Investment
By: Mihir A. Desai, C. Fritz Foley and James R. Hines Jr.
Desai, Mihir A., C. Fritz Foley, and James R. Hines Jr. "Capital Structure with Risky Foreign Investment." Journal of Financial Economics 88, no. 3 (June 2008): 534–553.
- 05 Oct 2013
- News
The Returns on Foreign Aid Investment
- September 2016 (Revised August 2018)
- Case
Pi Investments
By: Vikram S. Gandhi and Tony L. He
Pi was a large family office pioneering the concept of 100% portfolio impact investing. Tasked with preserving capital, generating moderate returns and advancing the family’s social justice goals – Pi’s Managing Directors had to identify appropriate products across...
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Gandhi, Vikram S., and Tony L. He. "Pi Investments." Harvard Business School Case 317-039, September 2016. (Revised August 2018.)
- January 2024
- Technical Note
Hedging Currency Risk of Foreign Investments
By: Wenxin Du and Luis M. Viceira
Du, Wenxin, and Luis M. Viceira. "Hedging Currency Risk of Foreign Investments." Harvard Business School Technical Note 224-039, January 2024.
- 2005
- Working Paper
Capital Structure with Risky Foreign Investment
By: Mihir A. Desai, C. Fritz Foley and James R. Hines Jr.
- 2005
- Working Paper
Capital Structure with Risky Foreign Investment
By: Mihir A. Desai, C. Fritz Foley and James R. Hines Jr.
Desai, Mihir A., C. Fritz Foley, and James R. Hines Jr. "Capital Structure with Risky Foreign Investment." NBER Working Paper Series, No. 12276, January 2005. (June).
Other Publications
Desai, Mihir. "Reform Alternatives for the Corporate Tax." Subcommittee on Select Revenue Measures, Committee on Ways and Means, U.S. House of Representatives, Washington, D.C. (Government testimony, May 9, 2006.)
- Research Summary
Selling China: Foreign Direct Investment During the Reform Era
The aim of the book is to illustrate the dynamics of foreign direct investment (FDI) in China in the 1990s. The topic is important both because China is the world's second largest recipient of FDI and because there are substantial misconceptions about the drivers of...
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Foreign investment in large projects in the Third World
By: Louis T. Wells
Professor Wells is examining the reasons for instability in foreign investment in infrastructure and other large projects in the Third World, why outcomes differ in different projects, and the tension between the need on the part of investors for credible commitments...
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Capital Controls, Liberalizations, and Foreign Direct Investment
By: Mihir A. Desai, C. Fritz Foley and James R. Hines Jr.
Desai, Mihir A., C. Fritz Foley, and James R. Hines Jr. "Capital Controls, Liberalizations, and Foreign Direct Investment." Review of Financial Studies 19, no. 4 (Winter 2006): 1399–1431.
- 2014
- Other Unpublished Work
Government-held Equity in Foreign Investment Projects: Good for Host Countries?
By: Louis T. Wells
Host governments have often sought some equity in mining and other foreign investment projects, but as shareholders they have rarely gained what they anticipated. Only in special cases might the benefits to governments outweigh the risks and often unanticipated costs...
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Wells, Louis T. "Government-held Equity in Foreign Investment Projects: Good for Host Countries?" Columbia FDI Perspectives, No. 114, Vale Columbia Center on Sustainable International Investment, February 2014.
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Profitable Souls: Foreign Investment and the Fate of Human Rights
By: Debora L. Spar
This is a project about foreign investment, about what happens when big multinational firms invest in small, poor, and often nasty places. Typically, most observers assume that this is a largely negative relationship: that multinationals exploit the local population,...
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- 1988
- Article
Foreign Multinational Investment in Britain before 1945
By: G. Jones
Jones, G. "Foreign Multinational Investment in Britain before 1945." Economic History Review 41 (1988): 429–453.
- Article
The End of Foreign Investment in Russia?
By: Raymond Fisman and Eric D. Werker
Fisman, Raymond, and Eric D. Werker. "The End of Foreign Investment in Russia?" Forbes.com (October 13, 2009).
- 2005
- Other Unpublished Work
Foreign Direct Investment and Domestic Economic Activity
By: Mihir A. Desai, C. Fritz Foley and James R. Hines Jr.
Keywords:
Foreign Direct Investment
Desai, Mihir A., C. Fritz Foley, and James R. Hines Jr. "Foreign Direct Investment and Domestic Economic Activity." NBER Working Paper Series, June 2005.
- July 2007
- Teaching Note
Foreign Direct Investment and South Africa (TN)
By: Eric D. Werker
Teaching Note to 707019.
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