Search for dissertations about: "Fdi"
Showing result 1 - 5 of 31 swedish dissertations containing the word Fdi.
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1. Foreign Investment Decision-Making in Transition Economies
Abstract : The purpose of this project is to describe and explain the foreign investment decision process in the uncertain and turbulent environment of transition economy. By getting an in-depth understanding of how decision-making works in the environment of transition economy, the study intends to contribute to the development of business administration theory in the area of foreign investment decision-making, particularly its application in the turbulent and uncertain world. READ MORE
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2. Does foreign ownership matter? : Multinational firms, productivity and spillovers
Abstract : This thesis consists of four essays dealing with the role of foreign owned firms for the development of productivity and exports in Swedish manufacturing. The essays share a common theme, i.e. that multinational firms (MNF) possess some intangible assets that could be transferred to their affiliates. READ MORE
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3. Foreign Direct Investment by Large Swedish Firms - the Role of Economic Integration and Exchange Rates
Abstract : Two important features of the global economy in the last few decades have been the increasing degree of regional economic integration and the increasing volatility of real exchange rates. Due to the EU membership and the single European currency, issues related to regional economic integration and exchange rate changes hold prominence on the business and political agenda in Sweden. READ MORE
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4. Labour productivity and international trade
Abstract : The aims of the four treatises contained in here are to investigate the determinants of export (and FDI) and possible impacts of international trade on labour productivity, labour demand and inter-industry wage premiums. Paper [1] uses shift-share method and augmented production function-approach. READ MORE
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5. Essays on Regional Growth, Comparative Advantages and Foreign Direct Investments
Abstract : This thesis consists of four essays, covering four different topics. The first essay investigates the relationship between inter-firm labor mobility and regional productivity growth. Previous studies have shown that density is positively correlated with growth. READ MORE