Trade agreement depth, foreign direct investment, and the moderating role of property rights

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jonas Gamso ◽  
Robert Grosse
Keyword(s):  
Foreign Direct Investment ◽  
Property Rights ◽  
Direct Investment ◽  
Trade Agreement ◽  
Moderating Role

The Role of Intellectual Property Laws in Creating a Favourable Environment for Investment

2020 ◽  
Vol 34 (4) ◽  
pp. 428-439
Author(s):  
Firas Abdel-Mahdi Massadeh ◽  
Tariq Abdel Rahman Kameel
Keyword(s):  
Foreign Direct Investment ◽  
Intellectual Property ◽  
Property Rights ◽  
United Arab Emirates ◽  
Intellectual Property Rights ◽  
Direct Investment ◽  
Legal Framework ◽  
The Political ◽  
Favourable Environment

Abstract This article analyses the role of intellectual property laws in fostering domestic and foreign investment in the United Arab Emirates (UAE). As a signatory to all the major international agreements on intellectual property rights, such as the World Intellectual Property Organisation, the UAE has established legislative protection of intellectual property rights to create a favourable environment for investment. This study has two main aims. First, it analyses whether the approach taken by UAE legislators provides assurance for intellectual property holders and their related investments. Second, it reviews whether this approach indicates if the UAE has the political and legal will to provide incentives for investors. The study found that the UAE’s intellectual property laws are equitable, accurate, and capable of drawing the attention of foreign direct investment. With such a competent legal framework, the UAE demonstrates it has the required political and legal will to foster foreign direct investment.

scholarly journals Does FDI Caused Profit Repatriation: Exploring the Moderating Role of Governance Institutions

2020 ◽  
Vol 10 (2) ◽  
pp. 134
Author(s):  
Ghalib Bin Faheem ◽  
Danish Ahmed Siddiqui
Keyword(s):  
Foreign Direct Investment ◽  
Direct Investment ◽  
Institutional Quality ◽  
Developed Countries ◽  
Doing Business ◽  
Governance Institutions ◽  
The Cost ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Moderating Role

This paper investigates the impact of foreign direct investment, institutional quality on profit repatriation and net primary income taken as a proxy of profit repatriation. Inflation and GDP per capital were taken as controls. Data sample of 54 countries (developing) has been used for the first model of this research. And data sample of 100 countries (developed and developing both) has been used for the second model. The sample period is from 2008-2017. Finding of this study indicate that institutions quality is negatively impacting profit repatriation and net primary income. It also reveals foreign direct investment is negatively affecting profit repatriation but positively impacting net primary income. Results reveal that investors are unwilling to invest in countries where institutions encourage corruption, because these factors increase the cost of doing business. Developing countries have weaker institutions than developed countries and so, investors will be taking their profit back and not willing to re-invest in that particular country.

scholarly journals Essays on Foreign Direct Investment and Development Economics

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
◽  
Ilkin Huseynov
Keyword(s):  
Foreign Direct Investment ◽  
Direct Investment ◽  
Global Financial Crisis ◽  
Geographic Distance ◽  
Trade Agreement ◽  
Risk Level ◽  
Global Risk ◽  
Access To Finance ◽  
External Finance

<p>This thesis consists of three empirical essays on Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) and Small Medium Enterprise (SME) access to finance. The first essay examines determinants of Chinese Outward Direct Investment (ODI) in infrastructure sectors. This study focuses on the role of host country institutions, macroeconomic stability and geography on attracting Chinese ODI. Utilizing micro-level project data over the years 2005 to 2016, results show that Chinese infrastructure investments are attracted to countries with a limited fiscal space but strong institutions. We also find that geographic distance, cultural proximity, Free Trade Agreement with China, country size are important factors in attracting Chinese investments. The second essay studies SME access to finance in Asia. We investigate the relative importance of external finance vis-à-vis internal finance for SME and larger firms and examine how SME characteristics associated with the extent of their bank borrowing. Results indicate that bank borrowing and line of credit availability are positively associated with financial audit, managerial experience, export participation, and ISO certificate, while it is negatively associated with foreign ownership and SME status. Our research suggests that access to finance is an important concern in Asia and government intervention targeting improvement in credit guarantee systems, monitoring and credit scoring can help easing the constraints for SME access to external finance. Finally, the third essay examines the role of infrastructure investment deals as a signaling on attracting FDI. Intriguingly, we find that infrastructure deals produce a negative signal to MNEs’ decision making for developing countries. We look for several channels in which the negative signaling effect can pass through. Findings suggest that increase in global risk aversion stemming from global financial crisis and country specific risk level are the main factors behind the negative signalling effect.</p>

scholarly journals Correction to: Corruption and foreign direct investment phases: The moderating role of institutions

2019 ◽  
Vol 2 (3) ◽  
pp. 272-274
Author(s):  
Jingtao Yi ◽  
Shuang Meng ◽  
Craig D. Macaulay ◽  
Mike W. Peng
Keyword(s):  
Foreign Direct Investment ◽  
Direct Investment ◽  
Moderating Role

scholarly journals Essays on Foreign Direct Investment and Development Economics

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
◽  
Ilkin Huseynov
Keyword(s):  
Foreign Direct Investment ◽  
Direct Investment ◽  
Global Financial Crisis ◽  
Geographic Distance ◽  
Trade Agreement ◽  
Risk Level ◽  
Global Risk ◽  
Access To Finance ◽  
External Finance

<p>This thesis consists of three empirical essays on Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) and Small Medium Enterprise (SME) access to finance. The first essay examines determinants of Chinese Outward Direct Investment (ODI) in infrastructure sectors. This study focuses on the role of host country institutions, macroeconomic stability and geography on attracting Chinese ODI. Utilizing micro-level project data over the years 2005 to 2016, results show that Chinese infrastructure investments are attracted to countries with a limited fiscal space but strong institutions. We also find that geographic distance, cultural proximity, Free Trade Agreement with China, country size are important factors in attracting Chinese investments. The second essay studies SME access to finance in Asia. We investigate the relative importance of external finance vis-à-vis internal finance for SME and larger firms and examine how SME characteristics associated with the extent of their bank borrowing. Results indicate that bank borrowing and line of credit availability are positively associated with financial audit, managerial experience, export participation, and ISO certificate, while it is negatively associated with foreign ownership and SME status. Our research suggests that access to finance is an important concern in Asia and government intervention targeting improvement in credit guarantee systems, monitoring and credit scoring can help easing the constraints for SME access to external finance. Finally, the third essay examines the role of infrastructure investment deals as a signaling on attracting FDI. Intriguingly, we find that infrastructure deals produce a negative signal to MNEs’ decision making for developing countries. We look for several channels in which the negative signaling effect can pass through. Findings suggest that increase in global risk aversion stemming from global financial crisis and country specific risk level are the main factors behind the negative signalling effect.</p>

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