North-South Globalization and Foreign Direct Investment [electronic resource] : Essays in International Economics /
Schwab, Jakob.author.
Jakob Schwab analyzes central mechanisms in the systematic economic interaction between rich and poor countries. He focuses on the drivers and effects of investment in developing countries and shows that predictions of standard economic analysis may turn around when accounting for peculiarities of North-South globalization. The author shows how endowments with educational skill levels may lead to complementarity between trade and capital inflows, how inflows of direct investment capital may hinder income growth in poor countries, and how the distributional effects of the presence of multinational enterprises are perceived differently in countries of different development structures. Contents Two-Way Capital Flows and Growth Specialization and Capital Flows How the Economic and Institutional Environment Shapes Individual Attitudes towards Multinational Enterprises Target Groups Researchers and students in the field of international economics Practitioners in the field of international economic architecture The Author Jakob Schwab is a postdoctoral researcher in International Economics at the German Development Institute (Deutsches Institut für Entwicklungspolitik, DIE/GDI).
Two-Way Capital Flows and Growth -- Specialization and Capital Flows -- How the Economic and Institutional Environment Shapes Individual Attitudes towards Multinational Enterprises.
Jakob Schwab analyzes central mechanisms in the systematic economic interaction between rich and poor countries. He focuses on the drivers and effects of investment in developing countries and shows that predictions of standard economic analysis may turn around when accounting for peculiarities of North-South globalization. The author shows how endowments with educational skill levels may lead to complementarity between trade and capital inflows, how inflows of direct investment capital may hinder income growth in poor countries, and how the distributional effects of the presence of multinational enterprises are perceived differently in countries of different development structures. Contents Two-Way Capital Flows and Growth Specialization and Capital Flows How the Economic and Institutional Environment Shapes Individual Attitudes towards Multinational Enterprises Target Groups Researchers and students in the field of international economics Practitioners in the field of international economic architecture The Author Jakob Schwab is a postdoctoral researcher in International Economics at the German Development Institute (Deutsches Institut für Entwicklungspolitik, DIE/GDI).
International economics.
International Economics.