FOREIGN DIRECT INVESTMENTS-A LITERATURE REVIEW

Eleni Letsou and Pantelis Pantelidis

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Abstract: Abstract- The purpose of this paper is to present the literature review of the theory of the Foreign Direct Investments and the basic context related to this study. It is a fact that markets’globalization and internationalization of economic relations which have existed during the recent years, have led to a rapid increase in trade flows, money and capital flows. In such field, the multinational enterprises play the most important role in the development of Foreign Direct Investments. Initially, there is a conceptual approach to the forms of international activities as well as the basic definitions concerning Foreign Direct Investments. Therefore, it follows a description of the reasons for the implementation of Foreign Direct Investments and their forms. The three main types of Foreign Direct Investments, the factors that lead an enterprise to their realization and the incentives to attract them are listed at this paper. The literature review for this study concludes with the major empirical studies conducted on Outward Foreign Direct Investments.

Keywords: Intex Terms- Foreign Direct Investments (FDI); Outward FDI. (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: F21 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2020, Revised 2020
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