scholarly journals Does Foreign Direct Investment Boost Innovation? The Case of the Visegrad and Baltic Countries

2020 ◽  
Vol 24 (3) ◽  
pp. 106
Author(s):  
Aneta Bobenič Hintošová ◽  
Michaela Bruothová ◽  
Iveta Vasková
Keyword(s):  
Foreign Direct Investment ◽  
Direct Investment ◽  
Innovation Performance ◽  
Policy Implications ◽  
Outward Foreign Direct Investment ◽  
Outward Fdi ◽  
Baltic Countries ◽  
Panel Data Regression ◽  
Short Period ◽  
The Impact

<p><strong>Purpose:</strong> The purpose of the paper is to examine the impact of inward and outward foreign direct investment on innovation performance of the Visegrad and Baltic countries.</p><p><strong>Methodology/Approach:</strong> The study follows an open-system approach to consider the determinants of national innovation performance, taking into account both inward and outward FDI. We use two-step analysis that combines panel data regression analysis with the design of two FDI – innovation performance matrixes.</p><p><strong>Findings:</strong> The results of the study provide evidence that only outward foreign direct investment of domestic firms contributes significantly to the innovation performance of these countries and that this effect is more visible in the case of the Visegrad countries.</p><p><strong>Research Limitation/Implication:</strong> The limitations of the study are associated in particular with the selection of SII as a measure of national innovation performance. The use of this indicator is also related to the relatively short period of availability of consistent data, especially in connection with changes in the methodology of SII calculation.</p><strong>Originality/Value of paper:</strong> The policy implications of the paper suggest the need for stronger support of domestic bearers of cross-border capital movements in an attempt to boost national innovation performance.

scholarly journals The Contribution of Outward Foreign Direct Investment, Human Well-Being, and Technology toward a Sustainable Environment

2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (20) ◽  
pp. 11430
Author(s):  
Qianxiao Zhang ◽  
Syed Asif Ali Naqvi ◽  
Syed Ale Raza Shah
Keyword(s):  
Foreign Direct Investment ◽  
Carbon Footprint ◽  
Direct Investment ◽  
Trade Openness ◽  
Well Being ◽  
The Philippines ◽  
Policy Implications ◽  
Outward Foreign Direct Investment ◽  
Sustainable Environment ◽  
The Impact

This study evaluates the impact of outward foreign direct investment (OFDI), human well-being, and other macro indicators of the public sector on carbon footprint. Empirical analysis has been carried out for newly industrialized economies that span the period 1990–2017. We used augmented mean group and bootstrap panel causality techniques to cogitate the cross-sectional dependence and country-specific heterogeneity. Based on cross-country analysis, study results show that growing OFDI reduces carbon footprint efficiently in Mexico and Turkey, human well-being decreases emissions in the Philippines, and urbanization reduces emissions in China. Further, technology reduces emissions in Malaysia and Turkey, trade openness reduces emissions in China and Malaysia, and natural resource rents reduce emissions in Indonesia and Mexico. In the case of panel analysis, the moderating role of OFDI with human well-being is contributing toward a sustainable environment. Moreover, the moderation of OFDI and urbanization has an insignificant impact on CFP. Findings depict that interaction terms of OFDI with technology and trade openness have a positive association with the environment quality. Finally, OFDI and natural resources have positive moderation on CFP. This study contributes to the existing literature by suggesting policy implications for a sustainable environment.

Foreign Direct Investment, Intellectual Property Rights, and Productivity Growth

2014 ◽  
Vol 05 (03) ◽  
pp. 1440009
Author(s):  
Sasatra Sudsawasd ◽  
Santi Chaisrisawatsuk
Keyword(s):  
Foreign Direct Investment ◽  
Intellectual Property ◽  
Property Rights ◽  
Intellectual Property Rights ◽  
Productivity Growth ◽  
Direct Investment ◽  
Developed Countries ◽  
Outward Fdi ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Ipr Protection

Using panel data for 57 countries over the period of 1995–2012, this paper investigates the impact of intellectual property rights (IPR) processes on productivity growth. The IPR processes are decomposed into three stages — innovation process, commercialization process, and protection process. The paper finds that better IPR protection is directly associated with productivity improvements only in developed economies. In addition, the contribution of IPR processes on growth through foreign direct investment (FDI) appears to be quite limited. Only inward FDI in developed countries which creates better innovative capability leads to higher growth. In connection with outward FDI, only the increase in IPR protection and commercialization are proven to improve productivity in the case of developing countries, particularly when the country acts as the investing country.

Korea’s Foreign Direct Investment in the Automotive Industry in China

China Report ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 54 (2) ◽  
pp. 175-193 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jungmin Lee ◽  
Jai S. Mah
Keyword(s):  
Developing Countries ◽  
Foreign Direct Investment ◽  
Technology Transfer ◽  
Automotive Industry ◽  
Direct Investment ◽  
Policy Implications ◽  
Foreign Firms ◽  
Job Opportunities ◽  
Korean Firm ◽  
The Impact

This article examines the impact of foreign-invested enterprises in the development of China’s automotive industry. It particularly focuses on the case of foreign direct investment (FDI) by a Korean firm, namely, the Hyundai Motor Company, in China. The Chinese government’s policy regarding the automotive industry allowed China’s domestic manufacturers to benefit from technology transfer, as foreign firms were not allowed to invest exclusively in China without a partnership. The contribution of Korea’s investment in China’s automotive industry would comprise the creation of job opportunities, technology transfer and the development of the automobile parts industry. Korea’s investment in the automotive industry of China has policy implications for China and other developing countries trying to expand their technology-intensive industries.

scholarly journals The Impact of Outward FDI on the Upgrading of China’s Manufacturing Industry Structure: A Literature Review

2017 ◽  
Vol 9 (6) ◽  
pp. 154 ◽  
Author(s):  
Shuyuan Jiang ◽  
Dan Cheng
Keyword(s):  
Direct Investment ◽  
Manufacturing Industry ◽  
Industrial Structure ◽  
Home Country ◽  
Industry Structure ◽  
Outward Foreign Direct Investment ◽  
Outward Fdi ◽  
Pillar Industry ◽  
The Impact ◽  
The Relationship

Since China put forward the strategy of “going out”, outward foreign direct investment (FDI) began to grow rapidly, and the manufacturing industry, as the pillar industry of our country, is facing the dilemma of transformation. This paper will focus on this topic of the relationship between the outward FDI and upgrading of China’s manufacturing industry structure, and sort out and summarize the domestic and foreign literature. It is concluded that the existing literatures are consistent: the outward FDI can promote the upgrading of industrial structure of home country. In terms of China’s manufacturing industry, the outward FDI can promote the upgrading of China’s manufacturing industry, however, the impact have a kind of hysteresis quality, and may produce the phenomenon of “industry hollowing out”.

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