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Foreign direct investment and domestic economic activity
| Content Provider | Library of Congress - Books/Printed Material |
|---|---|
| Author | Desai, Mihir A. (Mihir Arvind) Foley, C. Fritz |
| Temporal Coverage | 2005 |
| Copyright Year | 2005 |
| Abstract | "How does rising foreign investment influence domestic economic activity? Firms whose foreign operations grow rapidly exhibit coincident rapid growth of domestic operations, but this pattern alone is inconclusive, as foreign and domestic business activities are jointly determined. This study uses foreign GDP growth rates, interacted with lagged firm-specific geographic distributions of foreign investment, to predict changes in foreign investment by a large panel of American firms. Estimates produced using this instrument for changes in foreign activity indicate that 10% greater foreign capital investment is associated with 2.2% greater domestic investment, and that 10% greater foreign employee compensation is associated with 4.0% greater domestic employee compensation. Changes in foreign and domestic sales, assets, and numbers of employees are likewise positively associated; the evidence also indicates that greater foreign investment is associated with additional domestic exports and R&D spending. The data do not support the popular notion that greater foreign activity crowds out domestic activity by the same firms, instead suggesting the reverse"--National Bureau of Economic Research web site. |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | National Bureau of Economic Research |
| Publisher Place | Cambridge, MA |
| Part of Series | Catalog |
| Requires | HTML5 supported browser |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Subject Keyword | Economic Development Foreign Investments |
| Subject Domain (in LCSH) | Investments, Foreign |
| Subject Domain (in LCSH) | Economic development |
| Subject Domain (in LCC) | HB1 |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Book |
