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This research seeks to identify the political determinants that account for the uneven geographical distribution of foreign direct investment (FDI) across Chinese counties. I compare the political determinants of Taiwanese FDI (TDI) and non-Taiwanese FDI site selection across counties in China. I focus on the central-local politics in China, especially the effect of county government autonomy on FDI and TDI site selection. I investigate whether the effect of county government autonomy and its interaction with TDI agglomeration varies across the three economic regions of China (i.e. eastern, central, and western regions). I argue that county government autonomy is critical to attracting inflows of FDI, and its impact is conditional on the existing level of FDI in a given county. Counties with higher autonomy are able to make greater commitments to and involvement in the market economy, have more flexibility to give preferential treatment to FDI and to improve the local investment environment. With the political burden that Taiwanese investors face from the special military and political relationship across the Strait, I argue that TDI is more sensitive to county government autonomy not only for the economic gains like other foreign investors but also for pursuing local protection against the political uncertainties from Beijing and the social instabilities of the local population. I also argue that county government autonomy’s impact on TDI inflow is strongest in the central region due to the less dominating role of the geographic and cultural advantages enjoyed by the eastern region and its better economic, cultural, political and geographic conditions that are lacking in the western region. Using the System General Method of Moment model to analyze the county level FDI/TDI panel data sets, I find autonomy’s impact on future FDI inflows fades with the increases in the existing level of FDI but gets stronger with the increases in the existing level of TDI inflows. I also find county government autonomy’s impact is strongest for the central region when the existing TDI inflows are zero or at the national average level.

This paper studies determinants of FDI in Turkey using panel data analyses. The results of the study show that political stability, education level, rule of law, and trade cost have significant impact on FDI inflow in Turkey while similarity in economy size of home and host country (Turkey) has not. The effect of the trade cost and rule of law was surprising but it gave a clue to new research area. It was concluded that next studies of FDI determinants in Turkey must be conducted at firms' level to better understand the behaviour of foreign direct investments in the country.

Master of Arts / Department of Economics / Peri Da Silva / The literature concerning foreign direct investment and the spillover effects on domestic firms has developed significantly over the past two decades. This report examines the historical data on foreign direct investment flows and identifies several different types of spillover effects. Earlier studies identify potential horizontal spillovers but later studies suggest that these spillovers are insignificant. Recently, vertical spillovers, especially through backward linkages, have been identified as occurring in the host country. Studies indicate that this is happening particularly in the manufacturing sector for firms relying on inputs from the services sectors that have higher levels of foreign direct investment.

A closely related factor to economic growth is FDI - Foreign Direct Investment. Foreigninvestment in a country made in order of utilizing specific markets or certaincharacteristics of a region. Sub-Saharan Africa is a region receiving remarkably smallfraction compared to its peer regions considering the sources of natural resources andother riches. The purpose of the thesis is to find the determinants of FDI in Sub-SaharanAfrica. The determinants are a selected set of variables based on the research of previousstudies in the field of study. A panel data regression is performed for 23 Sub-Saharancountries with data from 1997 to 2017. The result of the regression demonstrated similarresults regarding the affiliation between the variables of the model and the independentvariable, FDI as previous studies. The findings of the study do not answer the question ofwhy certain other regions of developing economies receive larger amounts ofinvestments. However, our hope is that the findings of this study will gain furtherresearch on the area

In this study, we used a custom made quadrifilar needle electrode and multichannel electromyography (EMG) software tool to decompose EMG signals and investigate the behavior of motor unit discharge rate (MUDR) of concurrently active motor units in patients with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS). Decomposition is a technique used to break down the complex EMG signal into its constituent motor units. A motor unit is a single alpha motor neuron and all the muscle fibers it innervates. ALS is a progressive degenerative disorder of both the upper and lower motor neurons. We recorded four differentially amplified EMG signals from the first dorsal interosseous (FDI) muscle of six ALS patients (four with predominant lower motor neuron pathology and two with predominant upper motor neuron pathology) and seven control subjects. Recordings were made from force contractions of 20 and 50% of maximum voluntary contraction (MVC). All control subjects were between the ages of 40 and 70 years and were examined by a practicing physiatrist for exclusion criteria including neuromuscular disorders or any medications that might affect muscle activity. We observed differences in initial firing rates and variability of active motor units between control subjects and ALS patients. Furthermore we observed differences in firing rates and variability of active motor units between ALS patients with predominant upper motor neuron pathology and ALS patients with predominant lower motor neuron pathology. Initial motor unit firing rates for control subjects were 16.22 +/- 2.06 Hz at 20% MVC and 19.79 +/- 1.66 Hz at 50% MVC. As expected, initial motor unit firing rates from patients with predominant lower motor neuron pathology were higher than those of control subjects; 18.87 +/- 4.73 Hz at 20% MVC and 24.28 +/- 5.01 Hz at 50% MVC. ALS patients with predominant upper motor neuron pathology, as expected, had initial motor unit firing rates that were lower than those observed in control subjects; 9.22 +/- 1.68 Hz at 20% MVC and 12.83 +/- 2.26 Hz at 50% MVC. Motor unit firing rate time series in ALS patients with predominant upper motor neuron pathology showed decreased variability, 0.99 +/- 0.17 Hz at 20% MVC and 1.70 +/- 0.52 Hz at 50% MVC, when compared to control subjects, 2.37 +/- 0.67 at 20% MVC and 4.20 +/- 1.00 at 50% MVC. Variability of motor unit firing rate time series in ALS patients with predominant lower motor neuron were high, 3.38 +/- 1.2 Hz at 20% MVC and 4.07 +/- 1.56 Hz at 50% MVC, compared to control subjects. At 50% MVC, motor unit substitution was observed in ALS patients with predominant upper motor neuron pathology despite the contractions lasting just a few seconds. Motor unit action potentials (MUAPs) recorded from patients were polyphasic when compared to those from control subjects, as is characteristically found in practice.

由於外人直接投資都被認為是促成一國經濟成長及財富累積的重要決定因素之一，而聯合國貿易與發展會議2010年全球投資報告書中也指出，未來開發中國家對於吸引FDI是比已開發國家更具有優勢，而其中中國將是未來一個全球投資者注目的焦點；故本研究目的有三個:(一)探討影響台灣產業吸引外人來台投資的主要因素，(二)檢定中國FDI增長對於台灣產業吸引外人來台投資是否會有排擠效果，(三)探討兩岸具ECFA協議下，對於台灣產業吸引外人投資的正面幫助效果強度。 本研究採用1982年至2009年之年資料，以Tobit Censoring做為分析方法；並將產業分成出口導向相關產業及國內市場導向相關產業兩不同型態做為分析依據。 實證研究結果發現，政府若想要吸引更多外人直接投資，除了簽訂ECFA協議外，還必須避免台灣國內通貨膨脹率過高及台幣兌美元匯率波動過大；此外，高素質人才的培育也是極其重要，而持續提升國內市場深度及未來發展潛力也是不可或缺的環節；除了這些台灣自身投資環境的營造外，尚必須時時刻刻緊盯國際情勢的變化及中國發展下對台灣吸引FDI上可能帶來的衝擊，如此才有可能打造台灣成為亞洲地區的投資新天地。 / The foreign direct investment is an important factor which be considered to promote a country’s economic growth and wealth accumulation. The United Nations Conference on Trade and Development World’s 2010 Investment Report also noted that in attracting FDI developing countries have more advantages than developed countries in the future. Especially China, it focus of attention of global investors. Therefore, this paper has three purposes. First, Explore the Determinants of Taiwan's industries to attract FDI. Second, testing whether China's FDI growth has crowding out effect on Taiwan’s industries. Third, Does ECFA agreement has positive effects on Taiwan’s industries to attract FDI. This paper using 1982 to 2009 year data, and Tobit Censoring econometric method to be the analysis framework. In addition, assort Taiwan’s industries to export-oriented and domestic market-oriented two different types industries. Empirical study found that, If the Government wants to attract more Foreign Direct Investment besides signing an ECFA agreement there are something it must to do. First, government must avoid inflation rate too high and exchange rate volatility is too large. Second, government has to bring up high-quality personnel. Third, government has to enhance the potential of the domestic market. Finally, government has to focus their attention on the international situation and china’s FDI growth may affect the Taiwan’s industries FDI. By doing this, Taiwan will have a chance to attract more FDI.

<p>China has become one of the most attractive destinations for foreign direct investment (FDI) in the world. The Chinese government is still imposing regulations on certain industries in which foreign firms have to establish through a joint venture. Joint ventures with a Chinese partner are considered to be a great risk due to the environment they operate in and also due to cultural aspects and many joint ventures end with a buyout.</p><p>The aim of this study is to analyze what factors firms need to be aware of when entering into a joint venture and how to avoid or overcome the problems that arise.</p><p>The essay is written using a qualitative method. The study is partly based on a literature study, partly on primary sources. The primary sources consist of five interviews with representatives from companies who are either currently in a joint venture or have previously been in one. Six interviews with experts within the field have also been carried out.  </p><p>The essay is strongly influenced by the contingency theory which argues that the performance of a company depends on the environment the company is operating in. The problem has therefore been tackled through describing the specific conditions that a foreign firm will meet in China.</p><p>Joint ventures with a partner from another country involve risks but can also be of great advantage if they are run in a good way. How to run the joint venture might differ between firms but some factors seem to be common for most firms.</p><p>It is important to be careful which partner to choose and to do a due diligence in the beginning as well as having a letter of intent written down in the initial stages. Operating in China might bring unusual challenges so it is important for the foreign firm to have knowledge about the Chinese culture and the Chinese laws and regulations before establishing in China.</p>

<p>This paper presents a study of which affect determining factors of foreign direct investment (FDI) has had in China’s eastern provinces. The eastern region is studies to shed more light on why these provinces has been able to attract more FDI than the central and western provinces. FDI theory gives an explanation to why business make direct investments on foreign markets and what factors that affect these decisions. Four of these factors; wage, education level, GDP per capita and level of infrastructure are studied using data from China Statistical Yearbooks. Data is studied by using an index created by the author. The results indicate that education level is of importance when wage levels increase in order to keep attracting FDI. Also, a positive relationship between infrastructure and FDI inflow is found.</p>

<p>Beslut om och var man ska genomföra en direktinvestering grundar sig på en rad faktorer. En av dessa är den risk som är förknippad med investeringen. Den här uppsatsen tar upp risk i form av volatilitet dels på aktiemarknader men också för växelkurser. Med utgångspunkt från två teorier där den ena säger att hög risk är förenat med en lägre nivå av direktinvesteringar samt en motsatt som istället menar att hög risk leder till en högre direktinvesteringsnivå undersöker jag situationen för USA och Sverige. Genom att undersöka just dessa länders marknader får man en bild av ekonomins storleks betydelse för huruvida risken påverkar direktinvesteringar eller inte. Resultatet tyder på att risk i form av aktiemarknads- samt växelkursrisk inte påverkar andelen direktinvesteringar i en liten ekonomi som Sveriges men att det i USA’s fall finns ett positivt samband mellan andelen direktinvesteringar och aktiemarknadsrisk samt ett negativt samband mellan andelen direktinvesteringar och växelkursrisk.</p>