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What Investors Want : Perceptions and Experiences of Multinational Corporations in Developing Countries
Kusek, Peter - 2018
This paper discusses the results of a survey of multinational corporations with affiliates in developing countries. The … interviews with 754 executives, the survey finds that political stability and a business-friendly regulatory environment are the … predictable, transparent, and efficient conduct of public agencies. The survey results also show that investors are heterogeneous …
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Globalization and Workers in Developing Countries
Rama, Martin - 2017
Stories on the positive and negative effects of globalization on workers in developing countries abound. But a comprehensive picture is missing and many of the stories are ideologically charged. This paper reviews the academic literature on the subject, including several studies currently under...
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Greening Global Value Chains : Some Implementation Challenges
Sinclair-Desgagne, Bernard - 2017
The paper aims to highlight some of the most important implementation issues associated with the greening of global value chains with special attention given to how public policies and business strategies can support each other in meeting the challenge, particularly in developing countries. This...
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Financial Globalization in Emerging Economies : Much Ado About Nothing?
Levy-Yeyati, Eduardo Levy - 2017
Financial globalization, defined as global linkages through cross-border financial flows, has become increasingly relevant for emerging markets as they integrate financially with the rest of the world. This paper argues that, because of the way it is often measured, it has also led to the...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012976061
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Global Value Chains in the Electronics Industry : Was the Crisis a Window of Opportunity for Developing Countries?
Sturgeon, Timothy - 2017
This paper presents evidence of the importance of electronics global value chains (GVCs) in the global economy, and discusses the effects of the recent economic crisis on the industry. The analysis focuses on how information is exchanged and introduces the concept of "value chain modularity."...
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The Global Financial Crisis and Development Thinking
Rogers, F. Halsey - 2017
The global financial crisis has not only dealt a major blow to the global economy, but also shaken confidence in economic management in the developed world and the economic models that guide it. The crisis has revealed major market failures, especially in the housing bubble and its transmission...
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Effects of the Crisis on the Automotive Industry in Developing Countries : A Global Value Chain Perspective
Sturgeon, Timothy - 2017
This paper applies global value chain analysis to study recent trends in the global automotive industry. The authors pay special attention to the effects of the recent economic crisis on the industry in developing countries. The principal finding is that the crisis has accelerated pre-crisis...
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Financial Globalization : A Glass Half Empty?
Abraham, Facundo - 2017
Since the 1970s, the world has embarked on a new financial globalization era. Cross-country capital flows have significantly increased in developed and developing countries. However, the characteristics of financial globalization differ from what was originally expected. Various examples...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012947853
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The Capabilities Driving Participation in Global Value Chains
Pathikonda, Vilas G. - 2017
Global value chains have altered the nature of global trade and offer significant opportunities for developing countries to expand exports, access technology, and raise productivity. Policy makers rightly seek to understand what it takes to participate in global value chains. In practice, this...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012968200
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Financial Globalization in Emerging Economies : Much Ado About Nothing?
Levy-Yeyati, Eduardo Levy - 2014
Financial globalization, defined as global linkages through cross-border financial flows, has become increasingly relevant for emerging markets as they integrate financially with the rest of the world. This paper argues that, because of the way it is often measured, it has also led to the...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013068213