Bartlomiej Kaminski, Beata K. Smarzynska
II. Methodological Issues: problems of measuring intra-product trade........................................2 III. Shifts in Foreign Direct Investment: from “advertising-intensive ” joint...
Does Foreign Direct Investment Increase the Productivity of Domestic Firms (2007)
Beata K. Smarzynska, Andrew Bernard, Simon Evenett, Mary Hallward-driemeier, Pravin Krishna, Hiau Looi Kee, ...
Abstract: Many countries aim to attract foreign direct investment (FDI) by offering ever more generous incentive packages and justifying their actions with the expected knowledge externalities to be...
Many countries aim to attract foreign direct investment (FDI) by offering ever more generous incentive packages and justifying their actions with the expected knowledge externalities to be generated...
Corruption and Cross-Border Investment: Firm-Level Evidence (2002)
Smarzynska, Beata K., Wei, Shang-Jin
This paper studies the impact of corruption on inward foreign direct investment using a unique firm-level data set. It examines two effects of corruption simultaneously: a reduction in the volume of...
Beata K. Smarzynska, Shang-jin Wei
Abstract: The “pollution haven ” hypothesis refers to the possibility that multinational firms, particularly those engaged in highly polluting activities, relocate to countries with weaker...
Abstract: While the earlier literature examined the impact of intellectual property protection on the volume of foreign direct investment (FDI), little is known about its effect on the composition of...
Thesis (Ph. D.)--Yale University, 1999.
While existing literature has examined the impact of intellectual property protection on the volume of foreign direct investment (FDI), little is known about its effect on the composition of FDI...
Many countries aim to attract foreign direct investment (FDI) by offering ever more generous incentive packages and justifying their actions with the expected knowledge externalities to be generated...
Technological leadership and foreign investors'choice of entry mode
Developing country governments tend to favor joint ventures over other forms of foreign direct investment, believing that local participation facilitates the transfer of technology, and marketing...
Pollution havens and foreign direct investment : dirty secret or popular myth?
The"pollution haven"hypothesis refers to the possibility that multinational firms, particularly those engaged in highly polluting activities, relocate to countries with weaker environmental...
Corruption and Cross-Border Investment: Firm-Level Evidence
Beata K. Smarzynska, Shang-Jin Wei
This paper studies the impact of corruption on inward foreign direct investment using a unique firm-level data set. It examines two effects of corruption simultaneously: a reduction in the volume of...
Corruption and the composition of foreign direct investment - firm-level evidence
Smarzynska, Beata K., Shang-Jin Wei
The authors study the impact of corruption in a host country on foreign investors'preference for a joint venture, or a wholly owned subsidiary. Their simple model highlights a basic tradeoff in using...
Kaminski, Bartlomiej, Smarzynska, Beata K.
Not until the end of the twentieth century, the"second globalization,"has the ratio of trade to Gross Domestic Product been comparable to that during the first globalization, which took place at the...
Many countries compete against one another in attracting foreign investors by offering ever more generous incentive packages and justifying their actions with the productivity gains that are expected...
Corruption and Composition of Foreign Direct Investment: Firm-Level Evidence
Beata K. Smarzynska, Shang-Jin Wei
This paper studies the impact of corruption in a host country on foreign investor's preference for a joint venture versus a wholly-owned subsidiary. There is a basic trade-off in using local...
Pollution Havens and Foreign Direct Investment: Dirty Secret or Popular Myth?
Beata K. Smarzynska, Shang-Jin Wei
The 'pollution haven' hypothesis refers to the possibility that multinational firms, particularly those engaged in highly polluting activities, relocate to countries with weaker environmental...