The Impact of Foreign Direct Investment on the Profitability of the Software Sector in Ireland

Rita Buckley

No 330931, Conference papers from Purdue University, Center for Global Trade Analysis, Global Trade Analysis Project

Abstract: This paper examines the extent to which foreign direct investment in the software sector in Ireland has an impact on the reported profits in domestic firms. A model of corporate profitability is developed to assess the implications for the domestic sector of inward investment flows. The paper concludes that there is a significant positive relationship between the two and contributes to the present debate relating to the potential dynamic gains of inward investment and the role of MNC’s as engines of growth.

Keywords: Research and Development/Tech Change/Emerging Technologies; International Development (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 15
Date: 2001
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