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- October 1992 (Revised October 1994)
- Case
Foreign Investment and Free Trade: Canada in the 1990s
By: Debora L. Spar
Spar, Debora L. "Foreign Investment and Free Trade: Canada in the 1990s." Harvard Business School Case 793-032, October 1992. (Revised October 1994.)
- 1987
- Chapter
Evaluating Foreign Investment with Special Reference to Southeast Asia
By: L. T. Wells Jr.
Keywords: Foreign Direct Investment; Performance Evaluation; Developing Countries and Economies; Asia
Wells, L. T., Jr. "Evaluating Foreign Investment with Special Reference to Southeast Asia." In Direct Foreign Investment: Costs and Benefits, edited by Richard D. Robinson. New York: Greenwood Press, 1987. (Also in Chinese Academy of Social Science paper series (in Chinese) and reprinted in T. H. Moran (ed.), Governments and Transnational Corporations (London and New York: Rutledge, 1993), pp. 285-308.)
- 2007
- Book
Making Foreign Investment Safe: Property Rights and National Sovereignty
By: L. T. Wells Jr. and Rafiq Ahmed
Wells, L. T., Jr., and Rafiq Ahmed. Making Foreign Investment Safe: Property Rights and National Sovereignty. New York: Oxford University Press, 2007.
- 2010
- Working Paper
Surviving the Global Financial Crisis: Foreign Direct Investment and Establishment Performance
By: Laura Alfaro and Maggie Chen
We examine in this paper the differential response of establishments to the global financial crisis, with particular emphasis on the role of foreign direct investment (FDI) in determining micro economic performance. Using a new worldwide dataset that reports the... View Details
Keywords: Financial Crisis; International Finance; Foreign Direct Investment; Local Range; Multinational Firms and Management; Production; Performance Evaluation; Networks
Alfaro, Laura, and Maggie Chen. "Surviving the Global Financial Crisis: Foreign Direct Investment and Establishment Performance." Harvard Business School Working Paper, No. 10-110, June 2010.
- March 1992 (Revised November 1992)
- Background Note
Regulation of Foreign Direct Investment in the United States
Goodman, John B. "Regulation of Foreign Direct Investment in the United States." Harvard Business School Background Note 792-042, March 1992. (Revised November 1992.)
- 1992
- Chapter
Foreign Investment in Southeast and East Asia: Lessons for Ghana
By: L. T. Wells Jr.
Wells, L. T., Jr. "Foreign Investment in Southeast and East Asia: Lessons for Ghana." In Ghana's Development: Strategic Lessons from Asia, edited by Richard H. Goldman, Michael Roemer, Donald R. Snodgrass, and L. T. Wells Jr..Development Discussion Paper. Cambridge: Harvard Institute for International Development, 1992. (Also published as CAER Discussion Paper No. 11, March 1992. Also in Journal of Ghanaian Economic Society (1995))
- January 2009
- Article
Multinationals as Arbitrageurs? The Effect of Stock Market Valuations on Foreign Direct Investment
By: Malcolm Baker, C. Fritz Foley and Jeffrey Wurgler
Empirical evidence of imperfect integration across world capital markets suggests a role for cross-border arbitrage by multinationals. Consistent with multinational arbitrage as a determinant of foreign direct investment (FDI) patterns, we find that FDI flows increase... View Details
Keywords: Multinational Firms and Management; Financial Markets; Foreign Direct Investment; Valuation; Capital Markets; Cross-Cultural and Cross-Border Issues; Cost; Forecasting and Prediction; Capital; Stocks; Integration
Baker, Malcolm, C. Fritz Foley, and Jeffrey Wurgler. "Multinationals as Arbitrageurs? The Effect of Stock Market Valuations on Foreign Direct Investment." Review of Financial Studies 22, no. 1 (January 2009): 337–369.
- 2003
- Chapter
Chains of Ownership, Regional Tax Competition, 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. "Chains of Ownership, Regional Tax Competition, and Foreign Direct Investment." In Foreign Direct Investment in the Real and Financial Sector of Industrial Countries, edited by Heinz Herrmann and Robert Lipsey, 61–98. Heidelberg: Springer-Verlag, 2003.
- 2017
- Chapter
Multinational Activity in Emerging Markets: How and When Does Foreign Direct Investment Promote Growth?
By: Laura Alfaro
Among the prominent economic trends in recent decades is the exponential increase in flows of goods and capital driven by technological progress and a falling number of restrictions. A key driver of this phenomenon has been the cross-border production, foreign... View Details
Keywords: Multinational Activity; Growth; Spillovers; Complementarities; Foreign Direct Investment; Emerging Markets; Growth and Development; Multinational Firms and Management
Alfaro, Laura. "Multinational Activity in Emerging Markets: How and When Does Foreign Direct Investment Promote Growth?" In Geography, Location, and Strategy. Vol. 36, edited by Juan Alcácer, Bruce Kogut, Catherine Thomas, and Bernard Yin Yeung, 429–462. Advances in Strategic Management. Emerald Publishing Limited, 2017.
- 2008
- Working Paper
Spanning the Institutional Abyss: The Intergovernmental Network and the Governance of Foreign Direct Investment
By: Juan Alcacer and Paul Ingram
Global economic transactions such as foreign direct investment must extend over an institutional abyss between the jurisdiction, and therefore protection, of the states involved. Intergovernmental organizations (IGOs), whose members are states, represent an important... View Details
Keywords: International Finance; Foreign Direct Investment; Cross-Cultural and Cross-Border Issues; Governance Controls; International Relations; Social Issues
Alcacer, Juan, and Paul Ingram. "Spanning the Institutional Abyss: The Intergovernmental Network and the Governance of Foreign Direct Investment." Harvard Business School Working Paper, No. 09-045, September 2008.
- Article
Spanning the Institutional Abyss: The Intergovernmental Network and the Governance of Foreign Direct Investment
By: Juan Alcacer and Paul Ingram
Global economic transactions such as foreign direct investment must extend over an institutional abyss between the jurisdiction, and therefore protection, of the states involved. Intergovernmental organizations (IGOs), whose members are states, represent an important... View Details
Keywords: Globalization; Market Transactions; Foreign Direct Investment; Government and Politics; Risk and Uncertainty; Networks; Culture; Complexity; Public Administration Industry
Alcacer, Juan, and Paul Ingram. "Spanning the Institutional Abyss: The Intergovernmental Network and the Governance of Foreign Direct Investment." American Journal of Sociology 118, no. 4 (January 2013).
- 08 Jul 2010
- Working Paper Summaries
Surviving the Global Financial Crisis: Foreign Direct Investment and Establishment Performance
Keywords: by Laura Alfaro & Maggie Chen
- December 2005 (Revised March 2010)
- Teaching Note
Foreign Direct Investment and Ireland's Tiger Economy (TN) (A) and (B)
By: Laura Alfaro
- January 1978
- Background Note
Note on MITI and the Japanese Liberalization of Direct Foreign Investments
Wells, Louis T., Jr. "Note on MITI and the Japanese Liberalization of Direct Foreign Investments." Harvard Business School Background Note 378-205, January 1978.
- 2000
- Other Unpublished Work
Marketing a Country: Promotion as a Tool for Attracting Foreign Investment
By: Louis T Wells Jr and A. Wint
Wells, Louis T., Jr, and A. Wint. "Marketing a Country: Promotion as a Tool for Attracting Foreign Investment." Foreign Investment Advisory Service Occasional Paper, International Finance Corporation, Washington, D.C., 2000. (This is a revised version of the author's earlier monograph by the same title, originally published in 1991 as Occasional Paper No. 1. The original version has been published in French, Spanish, Chinese, and Arabic.)
- March 2010
- Article
Does Foreign Direct Investment Promote Growth? Exploring the Role of Financial Markets on Linkages
By: Laura Alfaro, Sebnem Kalemli-Ozcan, Areendam Chanda and Selin Sayek
Do multinational companies generate positive externalities for the host country? The evidence so far is mixed varying from beneficial to detrimental effects of foreign direct investment (FDI) on growth, with many studies that find no effect. In order to provide an... View Details
Keywords: Foreign Direct Investment; Multinational Firms and Management; Financial Markets; Value; Stock Shares; Development Economics
Alfaro, Laura, Sebnem Kalemli-Ozcan, Areendam Chanda, and Selin Sayek. "Does Foreign Direct Investment Promote Growth? Exploring the Role of Financial Markets on Linkages." Journal of Development Economics 91, no. 2 (March 2010): 242–256. (Also Harvard Business School Working Paper No. 07-013 and NBER Working Paper No. w12522.)
- June 2012
- Technical Note
Foreign vs. Local Funds: A Note on the Dynamics of the Private Equity Industry in China
By: Li Jin and Benjamin Y. Lee
- 1999
- Chapter
Foreign Direct Investment and the Demand for Protection in the United States
By: John Goodman, Debora Spar and David B. Yoffie
Goodman, John, Debora Spar, and David B. Yoffie. "Foreign Direct Investment and the Demand for Protection in the United States." In Trade and Investment Policy, edited by Thomas Brewer. Edward Elgar Publishing, 1999.
- April 2022
- Article
Going Out or Opting Out? Capital, Political Vulnerability, and the State in China's Outward Investment
By: Meg Rithmire
How do state-business relations interact with outward investment in authoritarian regimes? This paper examines this question in the context of China’s rapid transformation into a major capital exporter. While most political economy scholarship focuses on firms’... View Details
Keywords: Outward Investment; Capital Controls; Corruption; Foreign Direct Investment; Political Economy; State-owned Enterprises; Investment; Global Range; Capital; Globalization; Policy; Government and Politics; China
Rithmire, Meg. "Going Out or Opting Out? Capital, Political Vulnerability, and the State in China's Outward Investment." Comparative Politics 54, no. 3 (April 2022): 477–499.
- 2023
- Working Paper
Point Four and the Politics of Foreign Direct Investment in the United States during the Early Cold War
By: Melanie Sheehan
This article traces business influence in the formulation of the Point Four technical assistance program, the first US Cold War-era international development program. It focuses specifically on business interest associations’ efforts to secure federal incentives to... View Details
Keywords: Point Four Program; Business Interest Association; International Development; Cold War; Foreign Direct Investment; Business History; Business and Government Relations
Sheehan, Melanie. "Point Four and the Politics of Foreign Direct Investment in the United States during the Early Cold War." Harvard Business School Working Paper, No. 23-078, June 2023.