Browsing by Subject "Foreign direct investment"
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Captive Offshoring by U.S. Multinationals: Measuring the Domestic Employment Impacts of Vertical FDI
(National University of Ireland, Galway, 2010)The pervasive and complex nature of "international outsourcing" has hampered efforts to quantify the importance of this phenomenon for national economies. Indeed, available evidence on the extent of "offshoring" associated ... -
An empirical analysis of inward foreign direct investment flows in the European Union with emphasis on the market enlargement hypothesis
(National University of Ireland, Galway, 1995-09)We use a cross-section, time-series approach to study the determinants of foreign direct investment (FDI) in the European union with particular emphasis on the expectations of a Single Market following the Single European ... -
Irelands foreign-owned technology sector: evolving towards sustainability?
(Wiley, 2008)For some, Ireland¿s pursuit of an exogenous-led development model has proved to be the cornerstone of recent economic success. Others point to recent high-profile closures and argue that foreign-owned operations are attracted ... -
Tight Clusters or Loose Networks? The Critical Role of Inward FDI in Cluster Creation
(CISC, 2010-03)The purpose of this paper is to investigate the role of inward foreign direct investment (FDI) in instigating a clustering process. In particular, the study examines the situation in which FDI is initially attracted to a ...