The Role of Foreign Direct Investment in the Economy

1. Auflage 2008
ISBN: 978-3-86618-307-0
Verlag: Edition Rainer Hampp

Buch, Englisch, 216 Seiten, Paperback, Format (B × H): 150 mm x 210 mm

A key component of economic globalization, foreign direct investment (FDI) plays a special role in stimulating the growth of countries? competitiveness. This book provides a comprehensive insight into the relationship between foreign direct investment and economic growth, with a special focus on the countries of Central and Eastern Europe.

The empirical and theoretical studies included in the book describe the positive impact of foreign direct investment on long-term economic growth in both developed and developing countries. The book documents the extent of foreign direct investment and barriers to FDI in selected countries. It shows the positive growth effects of foreign direct investment, while noting that these effects are not guaranteed automatically. The book is a valuable source of information on foreign direct investment, especially in Central and Eastern Europe, and the business decision-making process in general.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Kowalewski, Oskar

Weresa, Marzenna A

Fachgebiete

• Wirtschaftswissenschaften Volkswirtschaftslehre Europäische Union, Europa: Wirtschaft
• Wirtschaftswissenschaften Volkswirtschaftslehre Volkswirtschaftslehre Allgemein Geldwirtschaft, Währungspolitik
• Wirtschaftswissenschaften Volkswirtschaftslehre Volkswirtschaftslehre Allgemein Wirtschaftswachstum

Über Autor(innen)

Marzenna Anna Weresa has a Ph.D. and a D.Sc. in economics. She works as a professor at the World Economy Research Institute of the Warsaw School of Economics (SGH), being the institute's director and head of the Postgraduate Study Program in Foreign Trade. Her research and academic teaching focus on international economics, in particular on issues related to innovation, technology transfer and foreign direct investment in the context of European integration as well as economic transition in Central Europe. She has authored and co-authored more than 60 books and numerous papers concerning innovation, technology transfer, foreign direct investment, and trade. / Oskar Kowalewski holds a Ph.D. in economics. He is an assistant professor at the World Economy Research Institute of the Warsaw School of Economics (SGH). His research concentrates on banking, mutual funds, and comparative studies on financial systems. He has written and co-written many papers on financial system structures and domestic and multinational banking.