The majority of research to date investigating strategic tariffs in the presence of
multinationals finds a knife-edge result where, in equilibrium, all foreign firms are either
multinationals or exporters. Utilizing a ...
Dascher, Kristof(University College Dublin. School of Economics, 2002-08)
We suggest that public housing matters for FDI. We assume that FDI creates gains for some residents and losses for others. Losers from FDI will oppose FDI. To win support for FDI, local government may want to pay compensation ...
Dascher, Kristof(University College Dublin. School of Economics, 2000-05)
Typically, a small and open economy trades goods at given world prices. Here, we present a model of a very open small economy, where capital and labor are internationally mobile, too. When investing into infrastructure, ...
This paper presents a simple model to illustrate the following idea: domestic rivals may be motivated to setup foreign
production in the same country because the replication of each other’s foreign direct investment (FDI) ...
Neary, J. Peter(University College Dublin. School of Economics, 2005-08)
This paper reviews the theory of foreign direct investment (FDI), focusing on an apparent conict between theory and recent trends in the globalized world. The bulk of FDI is horizontal rather than vertical, but
horizontal ...
FDI and the activities of foreign affiliate firms have grown dramatically in recent
decades, both in absolute terms and as a share of world GDP. Most explanations of
this phenomenon focus on the impact of the macroeconomic ...
Pavelin, Stephen(University College Dublin. School of Economics, 2006-12)
This paper presents a model of the interaction between two rival firms based in the same country. Each firm must decide how to serve a foreign market (export or foreign production) and how much to invest in a corporate-wide ...
Neary, J. Peter(University College Dublin. School of Economics, 2002-05)
This paper extends the theory of multinational corporations, identifying three distinct influences of internal trade liberalisation by a group of countries on the level and pattern of inward foreign direct investment (FDI). ...
FDI and the activities of foreign affiliate firms have grown dramatically in recent decades, both in absolute terms and as a share of world GDP. Most explanations of
this phenomenon focus on the impact of the macroeconomic ...
Many previous studies have shown that the localisation of firms can be an important
factor in attracting new foreign direct investment into a host country. What has been missing in this literature thus far, however, is ...