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JOURNAL OF INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS STUDIES
Volume 34, Issue 4, Pages 315-326Publisher
JOURNAL INT BUSINESS STUDIES
DOI: 10.1057/palgrave.jibs.8400034
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foreign direct investment (FDI); MNE strategy; institutional incentives
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This paper seeks to provide a rationale for changing trends in the flow and determinants of foreign direct investment (FDI) as a result of macro-economic and firm strategy considerations. We identify several factors that impact on such trends, and develop propositions that could explain the phenomenon generically. The study then provides preliminary empirical support for the propositions presented, and outlines the path for further research needed to investigate more causal links. The statistical analysis of investments by US multinational enterprises (MNEs) reveals significant changes in the regional distribution of FDI, and a change in some of its traditional determinants. Results show that US MNEs are now making increasing investments into Asia to exploit low wage levels and to secure entry into new markets.
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