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Finance & Development
June 1, 2001
Prakash Loungani & Assaf Razin |
How Beneficial Is Foreign Direct Investment for Developing Countries? The resilience of foreign direct investment during financial crises may lead many developing countries to regard it as the private capital inflow of choice. Although there is substantial evidence that such investment benefits host countries, they should assess its potential impact...   |
Finance & Development
March 1, 2001
Vito Tanzi |
Globalization and the Work of Fiscal Termites Globalization is likely over time to have a significant negative impact on countries' ability to raise revenues through their tax systems. What steps can countries take to counter this problem? |
BusinessWeek
May 31, 2004
David Fairlamb |
Tax Harmony, EU Fracas Germany and France are raising tempers by pushing for a minimum corporate tax. |
Finance & Development
December 1, 2006
McDonald et al. |
Enticing Investors To make a serious dent in poverty, Africa must attract more foreign capital. Portfolio investment has the potential to raise market efficiency and deepen financial intermediation while safeguarding financial sector soundness. |
Finance & Development
March 1, 2007
Prasad et al. |
The Paradox of Capital Is foreign capital associated with economic growth and, if not, why does it flow 'uphill'?. |
Reason
Aug/Sep 2009
Veronique de Rugy |
Destroying Jobs in Order to Save Them: Obama's Corporate Tax "Reforms" Make a Bad Situation Worse. Instead of making the corporate tax system worse, why not reform it? Why not avoid old protectionist tricks such as Buy American provisions and instead let U.S. firms compete abroad without the chains of the U.S. tax code? |
Finance & Development
December 2011
Eswar S. Prasad |
Role Reversal Emerging economies are less dependent on debt, less vulnerable to volatile investment sentiment, and are rethinking the role of capital flows |
Finance & Development
December 2010
Arora & Vamvakidis |
Gauging China's Influence China's rapid integration and growth are increasingly affecting the rest of the world. |
Finance & Development
March 1, 2007
Kose et al. |
Financial Globalization: Beyond the Blame Game A new way of looking at financial globalization -- the phenomenon of rising cross-border financial flows -- reexamines its costs and benefits. |
Finance & Development
June 1, 2001
Deepak Mishra |
Private Capital Flows and Growth International capital flows have increased dramatically in recent years, but their impact on developing countries has not been clear. Do the benefits justify the costs? |
Finance & Development
March 1, 2007
Ceyla Pazarba et al. |
The Changing Face of Investors Analyzing the changes in the international investor base and their investment allocation behavior is fundamental to understanding the buildup of strengths and weaknesses in international financial markets. |
Finance & Development
June 1, 2006
Charles Kramer |
Asia's Investment Puzzle Despite the recovery in Asia, lingering uncertainty appears to be holding back investment. |
Finance & Development
September 1, 2007
Li Cui |
China's Growing External Dependence The country's economic fortunes are increasingly tied to those of the global economy. |
Finance & Development
March 1, 2002
Carmen M. Reinhart & Vincent Reinhart |
Is a G-3 Target Zone on Target for Emerging Markets? Would the exchange rate stability created by a target zone for the world's three most important currencies be in the best interests of emerging market countries? A recent study suggests such stability might come at the price of more volatile interest rates, making this a difficult question... |
Finance & Development
June 1, 2006
Anthony Elson |
What Happened? Here's why East Asia surged ahead of Latin America and some lessons for economic policy. |
BusinessWeek
November 24, 2010
Heatley & Gotkine |
Battered Ireland Clings to Its Low Taxes Though Ireland needs $115 billion, it says its 12.5 percent corporate tax rate is "non-negotiable" |
Finance & Development
March 1, 2006
Lane & Milesi-Ferretti |
Examining Global Imbalances What new data tell us about the external wealth of nations. |
HBS Working Knowledge
August 22, 2005
Geoffrey Jones |
Restoring a Global Economy, 1950-1980 World War II left the United States in a uniquely powerful position. And the 1950s onwards saw the beginning of the reconstruction of a new global economy. |
Finance & Development
December 1, 2002
Kenneth S. Rogoff |
Straight Talk Rethinking capital controls: When should we keep an open mind? |
Finance & Development
March 1, 2007
Yaga Venugopal Reddy |
Point of View: Converting a Tiger The Reserve Bank of India's governor offers lessons from the country's gradualist approach to capital account convertibility. |
Finance & Development
June 1, 2006
Belaisch & Zanello |
Deepening Financial Ties The combination of favorable economic conditions and a clear commitment to integration can provide a fitting environment in which the policy debate can flourish -- and Asia's financial integration can continue to advance. |
Finance & Development
September 1, 2005
Eswar S. Prasad |
Next Steps for China Why financial sector reform is a crucial element of a long-term economic growth strategy. |
Finance & Development
March 2009
Gian Maria Milesi-Ferretti |
Changing Fortunes Battered by the financial crisis, the world's lenders and borrowers see dramatic shifts in their external accounts. |
Finance & Development
March 2008
Wang & Bio-Tchane |
Africa's Burgeoning Ties with China Africa and China have been trading partners for centuries. But in recent years, the level and intensity of their relationship have increased dramatically. |
Finance & Development
December 2005 |
Book Reviews The United States and the World Economy: Foreign Economic Policy for the Next Decade... The Democracy Advantage: How Democracies Promote Prosperity and Peace... etc. |
HBS Working Knowledge
July 30, 2008
Mihir A. Desai |
Why the U.S. Should Encourage FDI American financial executives are courting foreign direct investors, particularly sovereign wealth funds, for new investments. Should these investments draw increased scrutiny from U.S. regulators? Economics says that FDI should be encouraged. |
IDB America
May/Jun 2000 |
The risks of a capital surge Experts predict a rebound in capital flows to Latin America and the Caribbean this year, but warn that countries must build and maintain sound financial systems and improve the institutional environment to make the flows sustainable.... |
Finance & Development
September 2011
Tadeusz Galeza |
Where Investment Goes The Netherlands was the No. 1 recipient of foreign direct investment globally as of end-2009. And also the top source of it for other countries. |
Finance & Development
March 1, 2001
Ashoka Mody & Shoko Negishi |
Cross-Border Mergers and Acquisitions in East Asia: Trends and Implications Mergers and acquisitions across national borders have increased in East Asia since the onset of the financial crisis. What has caused this new wave of mergers and acquisitions and what advantages might they offer to the region's financially distressed economies? |
Finance & Development
June 1, 2007
Harry G. Broadman |
Connecting Africa and Asia Improved Asian market access can boost Africa's exports, but Africa needs domestic reforms to fully capture the economic benefits |
HBS Working Knowledge
November 6, 2006
Martha Lagace |
How South Africa Challenges Our Thinking on FDI After the fall of apartheid, South Africa accepted the standard prescription for countries to receive more foreign direct investment. Yet FDI has been a mere trickle. Why? The answer may reside in the country's strong corporate environment. |
Finance & Development
September 2008
Masood Ahmed |
The Next Frontier Low-income countries gain ground in a globalized world, but they still face major challenges. |
Finance & Development
September 1, 2002
Adhikari & Yang |
What Will WTO Membership Mean for China and Its Trading Partners? After 15 years of arduous negotiations, China became the 143rd member of the World Trade Organization. The opening of an economy as large as China's can be disruptive to some developing countries in the short run, but, in the long run, it should benefit not only China but also its trading partners. |
HBS Working Knowledge
April 22, 2015
George Serafeim |
Reforming Greece: Myths and Truths Greece has largely its leaders to blame for the country's economic crisis, but Europe could help the entire region with some well-targeted aid. |
Finance & Development
December 1, 2002 |
Book Reviews Beyond Sweatshops: Foreign Direct Investment and Globalization in Developing Countries by Theodore H. Moran... Capacity for Development: New Solutions to Old Problems by Sakiko Fukuda-Parr, Carlos Lopes, and Kahid Malik... Free Trade Today by Jagdish Bhagwati... etc. |
HBS Working Knowledge
September 19, 2005
Mira Wilkins |
A Distinctively Dutch Investment in America The conclusion of an article in which this Florida International University professor and author looks for a distinctively Dutch "style" in where and how multinational enterprises have made investments in the United States. |
Finance & Development
June 1, 2006
Raymond Lim |
Creating a Globally Connected Asian Community As Asia connects to the world, there is every reason to hope that the same principle and structure of a community based on complementary growth and positive competition, held together by overlapping political and economic relationships, can serve as a model for the rest of the world. |
Pharmaceutical Executive
May 6, 2014
Adjei et al. |
Africa: The Lost Continent No More Driven by a rising GDP and calmer political and financial waters over the past decade, Africa's nascent healthcare sector is poised for a fresh surge in growth. |
Finance & Development
September 1, 2002
Peter D. Sutherland |
Why We Should Embrace Globalization For the first time, many companies are operating on a global basis. Although this change has raised fears among some people in both industrial and developing countries, it offers new and exciting opportunities for raising living standards worldwide. |
Finance & Development
September 2009 |
Book Reviews Books of economic interest: Dead Aid: Why Aid Is Not Working and How There Is a Better Way for Africa, by Dambisa Moyo... Successes of the International Monetary Fund: Untold Stories of Cooperation at Work, by Michael A. Clemens... more... |
Finance & Development
March 2008 |
In Brief Measuring risks of public debt... Year of the coral reef... Mangrove management... War games... Record foreign investment... Events of interest to the finance and development community in 2008... |
HBS Working Knowledge
May 3, 2004
Cynthia D. Churchwell |
Business History around the World One way to understand management trends and ideas today is to look at yesterday. Geoffrey G. Jones and Franco Amatori have done just that with their new book, Business History around the World. |
