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      • 2003
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      Chains of Ownership, Regional Tax Competition, and Foreign Direct Investment

      By: Mihir A. Desai, C. Fritz Foley and James R. Hines Jr.
      Keywords: Ownership; Taxation; Foreign Direct Investment; Globalized Economies and Regions
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      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.
      • March 2003 (Revised November 2005)
      • Case

      Botswana: A Diamond in the Rough

      By: Laura Alfaro, Debora L. Spar, Faheen Allibhoy and Vinati Dev
      In the years since independence, tiny, landlocked Botswana has gone from being one of the world's poorest nations to becoming a stable, prosperous state, blessed with the highest sustained growth rate in the world. This case highlights the role that foreign direct... View Details
      Keywords: Foreign Direct Investment; Growth and Development Strategy; Economic Growth; Natural Environment; Developing Countries and Economies; Botswana
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      Alfaro, Laura, Debora L. Spar, Faheen Allibhoy, and Vinati Dev. "Botswana: A Diamond in the Rough." Harvard Business School Case 703-027, March 2003. (Revised November 2005.)
      • December 2002
      • Article

      Knowledge Seeking and Location Choice of Foreign Direct Investment in the United States

      By: Juan Alcacer and Wilbur Chung
      To what extent do firms go abroad to access technology available in other locations? This paper examines whether and when state technical capabilities attract foreign investment in manufacturing from 1987-1993. We find that on average state R&D intensity does not... View Details
      Keywords: Knowledge Acquisition; Foreign Direct Investment; Research and Development; Information Technology; Production; Geographic Location; United States
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      Alcacer, Juan, and Wilbur Chung. "Knowledge Seeking and Location Choice of Foreign Direct Investment in the United States." Management Science 48, no. 12 (December 2002): 1534–1554.
      • November 20, 2002
      • Article

      Incentives and Institutions to Attract Foreign Direct Investment

      By: L. T. Wells Jr.
      Keywords: Motivation and Incentives; Foreign Direct Investment
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      Wells, L. T., Jr. "Incentives and Institutions to Attract Foreign Direct Investment." Cai jing [Caijing Magazine] (November 20, 2002).
      • October 2002 (Revised March 2009)
      • Background Note

      Foreign Direct Investment

      By: Laura Alfaro and Esteban Clavell
      Briefly reviews motivations and trends behind foreign direct investment and multinational corporations as well as the policy debate that surrounds them. View Details
      Keywords: International Finance; Foreign Direct Investment; Multinational Firms and Management; Policy; Business and Government Relations
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      Alfaro, Laura, and Esteban Clavell. "Foreign Direct Investment." Harvard Business School Background Note 703-018, October 2002. (Revised March 2009.)
      • May 2002 (Revised August 2006)
      • Case

      Yangcheng: AES in China

      By: Richard H.K. Vietor
      AES, an American electric power company with 141 plants worldwide, is just completing construction of a 2,100-MW plant in China--the largest ever. The project, a joint venture with five local companies, has several environmental, ownership, and operational issues as... View Details
      Keywords: Energy Generation; Joint Ventures; Foreign Direct Investment; Environmental Sustainability; Problems and Challenges; Energy Industry; China
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      Vietor, Richard H.K. "Yangcheng: AES in China." Harvard Business School Case 702-006, May 2002. (Revised August 2006.)
      • 2001
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      Using Tax Incentives to Compete for Foreign Investment: Are They Worth the Costs?

      By: L. T. Wells Jr., Nancy J. Allen, Jacques Morisset and Neda Pirnia
      Keywords: Taxation; Motivation and Incentives; Foreign Direct Investment; Cost vs Benefits
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      Wells, L. T., Jr., Nancy J. Allen, Jacques Morisset, and Neda Pirnia. "Using Tax Incentives to Compete for Foreign Investment: Are They Worth the Costs?" Foreign Investment Advisory Service Occasional Paper, September 2001.
      • March 2001 (Revised June 2001)
      • Case

      Identifying and Realizing Investments in Eastern Europe (A)

      By: Ray A. Goldberg, Robert E. Kennedy and Laure Mougeot Strook
      A Greek milling firm wants to invest in Eastern Europe. The case explores the firm's search strategy and its due diligence process after a potential investment, and considers how the company should structure its bid. A rewritten version of an earlier case. View Details
      Keywords: Foreign Direct Investment; Venture Capital; Emerging Markets; Business and Government Relations; Financial Strategy; Growth and Development Strategy; Agriculture and Agribusiness Industry; Food and Beverage Industry; Europe
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      Goldberg, Ray A., Robert E. Kennedy, and Laure Mougeot Strook. "Identifying and Realizing Investments in Eastern Europe (A)." Harvard Business School Case 701-086, March 2001. (Revised June 2001.)
      • 01 Jan 2001
      • Conference Presentation

      Attracting Foreign Investment to Saudi Arabia

      By: Louis T Wells Jr
      Keywords: Foreign Direct Investment; Saudi Arabia
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      Wells, Louis T., Jr. "Attracting Foreign Investment to Saudi Arabia." Paper presented at the Jeddah Economic Forum, January 01, 2001.
      • 2000
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      Emerging Market Business Groups, Foreign Investors, and Corporate Governance

      By: Tarun Khanna and Krishna G. Palepu
      Keywords: Emerging Markets; Business Ventures; Foreign Direct Investment; Corporate Governance; Globalized Economies and Regions
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      Khanna, Tarun, and Krishna G. Palepu. "Emerging Market Business Groups, Foreign Investors, and Corporate Governance." In Concentrated Corporate Ownership, edited by Randall Morck, 265–294. National Bureau of Economic Research Conference Report. University of Chicago Press, 2000.
      • 2000
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      Administrative Barriers to Foreign Investment: Reducing Red Tape in Africa

      By: L. T. Wells Jr., Timothy S. Buehrer, James J. Emery and Melvin T. Spence Jr.
      Keywords: Government and Politics; Foreign Direct Investment
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      Wells, L. T., Jr., Timothy S. Buehrer, James J. Emery, and Melvin T. Spence Jr. "Administrative Barriers to Foreign Investment: Reducing Red Tape in Africa." Foreign Investment Advisory Service Occasional Paper, International Finance Corporation, Washington, D.C., 2000.
      • 2000
      • Book

      Merchants to Multinationals

      By: Geoffrey Jones
      This book examines the evolution of multinational trading companies from the eighteenth century to the present day. During the Industrial Revolution, British merchants established overseas branches which became major trade intermediaries, and later engaged in foreign... View Details
      Keywords: Competency and Skills; Trade; Foreign Direct Investment; Multinational Firms and Management; Corporate Governance; Growth and Development; Human Resources; Information Management; Relationships; Corporate Strategy; Africa; Asia; Latin America
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      Jones, Geoffrey. Merchants to Multinationals. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2000. (Winner of Newcomen-Harvard Book Award Given once every three years to the best work in the field of business history published in the United States.)
      • 2000
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      Marketing a Country: Promotion as a Tool for Attracting Foreign Investment

      By: Louis T Wells Jr and A. Wint
      Keywords: Foreign Direct Investment; Marketing
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      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.)
      • 2000
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      Revisiting Marketing a Country: Promotion as a Tool for Attracting Foreign Investment

      By: L. T. Wells Jr.
      Keywords: Country; Marketing; Foreign Direct Investment
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      Wells, L. T., Jr. "Revisiting Marketing a Country: Promotion as a Tool for Attracting Foreign Investment." Foreign Investment Advisory Service Occasional Paper, January 2000.
      • 1999
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      Foreign Direct Investment and the Demand for Protection in the United States

      By: John Goodman, Debora Spar and David B. Yoffie
      Keywords: Foreign Direct Investment; Trade
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      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 1999 (Revised June 1999)
      • Case

      1-800 Buy Ireland

      By: Willis M. Emmons III, Adele S. Cooper and J. Richard Lenane
      After decades of poor economic performance, the Irish government adopted major changes in economic policy in 1987. By the end of the 1990s, Ireland's real GDP growth rate of almost 10% per year exceeds that of all member nations of the European Union (EU). A key... View Details
      Keywords: Integration; Development Economics; Supply and Industry; Policy; Foreign Direct Investment; Growth and Development Strategy; Macroeconomics; Republic of Ireland
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      Emmons, Willis M., III, Adele S. Cooper, and J. Richard Lenane. "1-800 Buy Ireland." Harvard Business School Case 799-132, April 1999. (Revised June 1999.)
      • December 1998 (Revised March 1999)
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      Guangdong Nowada Group, The

      By: Ray A. Goldberg, Carin-Isabel Knoop and Anthony St. George
      In late 1998, 38-year-old He Boquan, CEO of the Guangdong Nowada Group, a health beverage producer, needs to decide how to fund his company's growth and ambition to become China's number one domestic health beverage producer by 2002. A consultants study revealed that... View Details
      Keywords: Forecasting and Prediction; Capital; Foreign Direct Investment; Growth and Development; Leadership Style; Management Skills; Negotiation Offer; Competitive Strategy; Food and Beverage Industry; China
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      Goldberg, Ray A., Carin-Isabel Knoop, and Anthony St. George. "Guangdong Nowada Group, The." Harvard Business School Case 599-064, December 1998. (Revised March 1999.)
      • November 1998 (Revised February 1999)
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      Bolsa de Valores de Guayaquil (BVG): Reaching Worldwide Investors Through the Internet

      By: Lynda M. Applegate, Ramiro Montealegre, Dusya Vera and Karen Barone
      The Guayaquil Stock Exchange developed a Web site to provide information about the market in Ecuador. Though the system provided some dynamic information for potential investors and allowed for some transactions to occur via the Internet, it had not at the time of the... View Details
      Keywords: Stocks; Foreign Direct Investment; Emerging Markets; Internet; Technology Industry; Ecuador
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      Applegate, Lynda M., Ramiro Montealegre, Dusya Vera, and Karen Barone. "Bolsa de Valores de Guayaquil (BVG): Reaching Worldwide Investors Through the Internet." Harvard Business School Case 399-070, November 1998. (Revised February 1999.)
      • October 1998 (Revised September 1999)
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      Brazil Confronts an Interdependent World

      By: George C. Lodge and Cate Reavis
      Discusses the politics of change and how Brazilian President Fernando Henrique Cardoso, elected in 1994, has fought to promote systemic change in Brazil. While his Real Plan has stabilized inflation and attracted foreign investment, the nation's deficit continues to... View Details
      Keywords: Development Economics; Government and Politics; Inflation and Deflation; Foreign Direct Investment; Equality and Inequality; Change; Social Issues; Public Administration Industry; Brazil
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      Lodge, George C., and Cate Reavis. "Brazil Confronts an Interdependent World." Harvard Business School Case 799-004, October 1998. (Revised September 1999.)
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      Merchants as Business Groups: British Trading Companies in Asia before 1945

      By: G. Jones and Judith Wale
      Merchants formed an important component of British foregn direct investment before 1945. Locating in parts of Asia, Latin America and other developing economies, they often diversified into non-trading activities, inclding the ownership of plantations. This article... View Details
      Keywords: Trade; Developing Countries and Economies; Diversification; Competency and Skills; Entrepreneurship; Foreign Direct Investment; Asia; Latin America; Europe; Africa; North and Central America
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      Jones, G., and Judith Wale. "Merchants as Business Groups: British Trading Companies in Asia before 1945." Business History Review 72, no. 3 (Fall 1998): 367–408.
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