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One of the oldest theories of FDI (60s) FDI is determined by interest rates
FDI are a long term function of TNC strategies The timing of the investment depends on the changes in the macroeconomic environment hysteresis effect
FDI theory based on exchange rates Analyses the relationship of FDI flows and exchange rate changes FDI as a tool of exchange rate risk reduction
FDI theory based on economic geography Explores the factors influencing the creation of international production clusters Innovation as a determinant of FDI Greta Garbo effect
Gravity approach to FDI The closer two countries are (geographically, economically, culturally ...) the higher will be the FDI flows between these countries
FDI theories based on istitutional analysis Explores the importance of the institutional framework on the FDI flows Political stability key factor
I. phase of economic growth The country is underdeveloped and is targeted by foreign companies wanting to use its potential advantages (especially low labour costs) Almost no outgoing FDI
II. Phase of economic growth New FDI is drawn by the growing internal markets and by the growing standards of living Outgoing FDI are motivated by the raising labour costs
III. Phase of economic growth The competitiveness of the country is based on innovation
The incoming and outgoing FDI are motivated by market factors and technological factors
Stage 1 Low incoming FDI, but foreign companies are beginning to discover the advantages of the country No outgoing FDI no specific advantages owned by the domestic firms
Stage 2 Growing incoming FDI do the advantages of the country - especially the low labour costs The standards of living are rising which is drawing more foreign companies to the country Still low outgoing FDI
Stage 3 Still strong incoming FDI, but their nature is changing due to the rising wages The outgoing FDI are taking off as domestic companies are getting stronger and develop their competitive advantages Stage 4 Strong outgoing FDI seeking advantages abroad (low labour costs)
Existence of firm specific advantages (Hymer) Access to raw materials Economies of scale Intangible assets such as trade names, patents, superior management etc Reduced transaction costs when replacing an arm's length transaction in the market by an internal firm transaction
FDI and oligopolistic markets In oligopolistic markets the companies follow the actions of the market leader Mutual threats game theory
Theory of internalisation
Due to market imperfections, there may be several reasons why a firm wants to make use of its monopolistic advantage itself (or organise an activity itself) Buckley and Casson (influenced by Coase), suggested that a firm overcomes market imperfections by creating its own market - internalisation
he theory of internalisation was long regarded as a theory of why FDI occurs By internalising across national boundaries, a firm becomes multinational
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Some firms have a firm specific capital known as knowledge capital: Human capital (managers), patents, technologies, brand, reputation This capital can be replicated in different countries without losing its value, and easily transferred within the firm without high transaction costs
The eclectic, or OLI paradigm, suggests that the greater the O and I advantages possessed by firms and the more the L advantages of creating, acquiring (or augmenting) and exploiting these advantages from a location outside its home country, the more FDI will be undertaken Where firms possess substantial O and I advantages but the L advantages favor the home country, then domestic investment will be preferred to FDI and foreign markets will be supplies by exports
Why don't a firm just sign a contract with a subcontractor (external agent) in a foreign country? Because contracting out is risky: it implies transferring the specific capital outside the firm and revealing the proprietary information (e.g. how to use the technology or the patent).
Problem:
If the agent interrupts the contract it can use the technology to compete with the mother company In the case of brands/reputation: if the agent damages the brand reputation
The typology of FDI was developed by Jere Behrman to explain the different objectives of FDI: Resource seeking FDI
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To
seek and secure natural resources e.g. minerals, raw materials, or lower labor costs for the investing company For example, a German company opening a plant in Slovakia to produce and re-export to Germany
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To identify and exploit new markets for the firms` finished products
Unique possibility for some type of services for which production and distribution have to be contemporaneous (telecom, water supply, energy supply) Automotive TNCs have invested heavily in China
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To restructure its existing investments so as to achieve an efficient allocation of international economic activity of the firms
International specialization whereby firms seek to benefit from differences in product and factor prices and to diversify risk Global sourcing resource saving and improved efficiency by rationalizing the structure of their global activities. Undertaken primarily by network based MNCs with global sourcing operations.
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MNCs pursue strategic operations through the purchase of existing firms and/or assets in order to protect O specific advantages in order to sustain or advance its global competitive position
Acquisition of key established local firms Acquisition of local capabilities including R&D, knowledge and human capital Acquisition of market knowledge Pre empting market entrance by competitors Pre empting the acquisition by local firms by competitors
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FDI BENEFITS
FDI IS MUTULY BENEFICIAL AS INVESRTER PROFIT AND EXPANDING AND CONTRIBUTE TO THE HOST COUNTRY GROWRTH AND DEVELOPMENT.
RESOURCE GAP BETWEEN TARGETED INVESTMENT GENERATES ADDITIONAL TAX REVENUE TO GOVERNMENT SKILL AND KNOWLEDGE GAP BY DEVELOPING MORDERN
MANAGERAL SKILLS, TECHNOLOGY.
INVOVATION IMPROVED PRODUCTION PROCESS. ACESS TO UNEXPORLED SOURCES OF FACTOR OF PRODUCTION. DECEASRE IN UNEMPOYMENT HIGHER GDP HELPS TO BRIGDE GAP IN CURRENT ACCOUNT BY INFLOW OF FORIEN EXCHANGE
YEARS 2001-02 2002-03 2003-04 2004-05 2005-06 2006-07 2007-08 2008-09 2009-10 2010-11 2011-12 2012-13
FDI US$(MILLION) 485.00 789.00 949.00 1524.00 3521.00 5139.60 5409.80 3719.90 2150.80 1634.38 812.16 87.20
THE REGULATORY POLICY FRAMEWORK. HOWEVER FROM 90S TO 2005 FDI INREASE FROM US$ 216.2 MILLION IN 1990 T0 US$3521 MILLION IN 2005 @ GROWING ANNUAL COMPUND RATE OF 21.47%.
DECLINE TO US$322.5 MILLION IN 2000-01 DUE TO US SANCTIONS IMPOSED AFTER NUCLAER TESTS.
IN 2007-08 FDI WAS US$ 5152.8 MILLION FOR YEAR2008-09 FDI INFLOW WAS DECREASE DUE TO THE GLOBL ECONOMIC SLOW DOWN.
YEARS
1990-91 1991-92 1992-93 1993-94 1994-95 1995-96 1996-97 1997-98 1998-99 1999-00 2000-01 2001-02 2002-03 2003-04 2004-05 2005-06 2006-07 2007-08
SHOULD TAKE EFFECTIVE POLICICES AND AGGRESSIVE ECONOMIC REFORMS TO ATTRACT FDI IN COUNTRY
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