Microeconomic Consequences and Macroeconomic Causes of Foreign Direct Investment in Southern African Economies

Microeconomic Consequences and Macroeconomic Causes of Foreign Direct Investment in Southern African Economies

The causes and consequences of foreign direct investment (FDI) in developing countries remains a subject of debate among researchers and policymakers alike. The authors use international data and a new micro-data set of firms in thirteen Southern A...

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Main Authors: Lederman, Daniel, Mengistae, Taye, Xu, Lixin Colin
Format: Policy Research Working Paper
Language:English
Published: 2012
Subjects:
ACCOUNTING
ADVANCED ECONOMIES
AFFILIATED ORGANIZATIONS
AGENCY PROBLEMS
AMOUNT OF CAPITAL
AVERAGE PRODUCTIVITY
BARRIER
BUREAUCRATIC QUALITY
BUSINESS ENVIRONMENT
BUSINESS ENVIRONMENTS
CAPITAL FLOW
CAPITAL MARKET
CAPITAL MARKET DEVELOPMENT
CAPITAL MOBILITY
CAPITAL SHORTAGES
CAPITAL STRUCTURE
CIVIL WARS
COMPARATIVE ECONOMICS
COMPETITIVENESS
CONFLICTS OF INTERESTS
CORPORATE INVESTMENT
CORPORATE INVESTORS
CURRENCY
DEMOGRAPHIC
DEVELOPING COUNTRIES
DEVELOPMENT AGENCIES
DEVELOPMENT ECONOMICS
DIRECT FOREIGN INVESTMENT
DISCLOSURE
DIVIDENDS
DOMESTIC FIRM
DOMESTIC FIRMS
DOMESTIC MARKET
DOMESTIC MARKETS
DUMMY VARIABLE
ECONOMETRICS
ECONOMIC BENEFITS
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
ECONOMIC GEOGRAPHY
ECONOMIC GROWTH
ECONOMIC PERFORMANCE
ECONOMICS
ECONOMICS LITERATURE
EXCHANGE RATE
EXCHANGE RATES
EXPECTED VALUE
EXPORTER
EXPORTS
EXTERNAL FINANCE
EXTERNALITY
FDI
FINANCIAL CONSTRAINTS
FINANCIAL DEVELOPMENT
FINANCIAL INTERMEDIARIES
FIRM PERFORMANCE
FIRM SIZE
FIXED COSTS
FOREIGN CAPITAL
FOREIGN COMPANIES
FOREIGN DIRECT INVESTMENT
FOREIGN FIRM
FOREIGN FIRMS
FOREIGN INVESTMENT
FOREIGN INVESTORS
FOREIGN OPERATIONS
FOREIGN OWNERS
FOREIGN OWNERSHIP
FOREIGN-OWNED FIRMS
GDP
GDP PER CAPITA
GLOBAL ECONOMY
GOVERNMENT POLICIES
GOVERNMENT POLICY
GROWTH POTENTIAL
GROWTH RATE
GROWTH RATES
HOST COUNTRIES
HOST COUNTRY
HUMAN CAPITAL
INCOME
INCOME LEVEL
INCOME LEVELS
INCOMES
INDUSTRIAL ECONOMICS
INFORMATION ASYMMETRIES
INFORMATION ASYMMETRY
INFORMATION DISCLOSURE
INFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENT
INSTITUTIONAL ENVIRONMENT
INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY
INTERNATIONAL BANK
INTERNATIONAL ECONOMICS
INTERNATIONAL INVESTMENT
INTERNATIONAL TRADE
INVESTMENT CLIMATE
INVESTMENT FLOWS
INVESTMENT LOCATION DECISIONS
INVESTMENT OPPORTUNITIES
INVESTMENT PROJECTS
INWARD FOREIGN DIRECT INVESTMENT
LABOR MARKETS
LEGAL ENVIRONMENT
LIABILITY
LOCAL CURRENCY
LOCAL ECONOMIES
LOCAL MARKET
MANUFACTURING FIRMS
MARKET DEVELOPMENT
MARKET RISKS
MARKET SHARES
MARKET SIZE
MARKET SIZES
MICRO DATA
MICRO-DATA
MULTINATIONAL COMPANIES
MULTINATIONAL ENTERPRISE
MULTINATIONAL ENTERPRISES
MULTINATIONAL FIRMS
OPPORTUNISTIC BEHAVIOR
OWNERSHIP SHARES
POLITICAL ECONOMY
POSITIVE COEFFICIENT
POSITIVE EFFECTS
POWER OUTAGE
PRICE STABILITY
PRIVATE SECTOR
PRIVATE SECTOR DEVELOPMENT
PRODUCTION FUNCTION
PRODUCTIVITY GROWTH
PROPERTY RIGHTS
PROPERTY RIGHTS PROTECTION
REAL GDP
REAL GROWTH RATE
REGIONAL INTEGRATION
REGULATORY ENVIRONMENTS
REGULATORY INFRASTRUCTURE
RETURNS
RULE OF LAW
SALES GROWTH
SHAREHOLDER
SMALL COUNTRIES
SUSTAINABLE GROWTH
TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER
TOTAL FACTOR PRODUCTIVITY
TRACK RECORD
TRACK RECORDS
TRADE POLICIES
UNDERDEVELOPED CAPITAL MARKETS
URBANIZATION
VALUATION
VOLATILITY
WAGES
WORLD DEVELOPMENT INDICATORS
WORLD ECONOMY
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