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The __ of FDI is the amount of FDI attempted over a period of time (usually one year).
flow
What are two reasons the United States has been an attractive target for FDI?
stable economy
large domestic
markets
The stock of foreign direct investment refers to the total
accumulated value of foreign-owned assets at a given point in time.
The text notes two reasons why FDI has outpaced world trade and world output. What are those two reasons?
Despite the decline in trade barriers, firms still fear protectionist pressures.
FDI has been driven by political and economic changes in developing nations.
What are two alternatives to FDI?
Licensing
Exporting
In the past, most foreign direct investment has been directed at _____ nations.
developed
The United States, the United Kingdom, the Netherlands, France, Germany, and Japan together have accounted for the majority of all FDI outflows for 1998-2018 for what two reasons?
They provided the base for many of the largest and best-capitalized businesses.
They were the most developed nations with the largest economies in the postwar period.
Exporting strategy does not work for a(n) __ value-to-weight ratio product that can be produced anywhere.
low
The ______ argues that combining location specific assets or resource endowments and the firm's own unique assets often requires FDI.
eclectic paradigm
The market imperfections approach is also known as the ______ theory.
internalization
The limits of ______ include giving away valuable know-how to competitors and losing control over marketing, production and strategy.
licensing
What are two limitations on exporting?
transportation costs
trade barriers
What is a feature of an oligopoly?
Interdependence of major players
Internalization theory is used to explain why a firm would prefer foreign direct investment over ______ as a strategy to enter a foreign market.
licensing
True or false: When RCA licensed its color television product to a number of Japanese companies in the 1960s, these companies turned around and entered the US to directly compete with RCA and diminished its role in the market. In this situation, licensing resulted in RCA giving away proprietary information to a potential competitor.
True
What are three advantages of FDI?
Overcomes high transportation costs
Allows for tight control over the firm's operations
Allows the firm to maintain control over technological know-how
_____ are a network of informal contacts that allow companies to benefit from each other's knowledge.
Externalities
A(n) ______ is a market form in which a market or industry has a limited number of large firms.
oligopoly
The situation where multiple firms encounter each other in different regional markets, national markets or industries is called
multi-point competition.
The radical view toward FDI argues that MNE's extract ______ from the host country and take them back to their home country.
profits
John Dunning proposed that ______ are an important factor when explaining the nature of foreign direct investment.
location-specific advantages
Which view of FDI is based on the classical international trade theory of Smith and Ricardo asserting that international production should be based on comparative advantage?
Free market
True or false: A company that decides to locate operations close to other companies so it can take advantage of their knowledge is an example of how businesses use externalities.
True
An example of the pragmatic nationalist view is that the host country can gain in jobs and skills and the profits go to the ______ country.
source
Venezuela and Bolivia are examples of countries that have become more __ to FDI
hostile
The ______ view of FDI states that international production should be allocated based on the theory of comparative advantage.
free market
What two positive contributions to a host country can FDI provide?
Supply capital, technology & management resources
Boost a country's economic growth rate
A study of FDI by the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) found which two results?
Foreign investors transferred technology to countries in which they invested.
Foreign investors invested significant amounts of capital in R&D in the countries in which they had invested.
Which view of FDI states that there are benefits and costs to FDI and that countries attempt to maximize the benefits and minimize the national costs of FDI?
Pragmatic nationalism
What are two current trends in FDI?
An increase in FDI aimed at countries that have liberalized their FDI regimes
An increase in the volume of FDI
The ______ effects of FDI come when a multinational enterprise hires host-country citizens and ______ effects come when local suppliers hire workers as a result of the FDI.
direct; indirect
A(n) ______ effect has occurred when a company's FDI of capital, technology, and management resources create a positive contribution to a host country that might not otherwise be available.
resource transfer
Critics argue that not all new jobs created by FDI represent net additions in employment. This is due to the _____ effect where some jobs created are offset by jobs lost elsewhere.
substitution
A country's ___________ accounts track expenditures and receipts from other countries.
balance-of-payments
Tracking exports and imports of goods and services is measured by the __ account in BOP accounting
current
What are two long-term effects from increased competition?
Increased productivity growth
Product and process innovations
The 2,000 employees working in Toyota's factory in France are an example of the ______ effect of FDI on employment, while the 2,000 new jobs that were created in support industries are an example of the ______ effect of FDI on employment.
direct, indirect
Greenfield investing spurs competition by increasing the number of players in a market and this will tend to _____ prices and ______ economic welfare
lower, increase
Critics argue that FDI by Japanese auto makers does not make up for the jobs lost in US-based auto manufacturers. These critics are concerned with the
substitution effect.
What are two potential costs of FDI to host countries?
Adverse effects on competition within the host nation
Adverse effects on balance of payments
The concern that an MNE could drive local firms out of business, monopolize the market, and raise prices above those that would prevail in competitive markets is more of a worry for ___ economies
developing
What two factors cause major adverse effects on a host country's balance of payments?
A foreign subsidiary importing a large number of inputs from abroad
The outflow of earnings from a foreign subsidiary to its parent company
When a firm invests in plant, equipment, and R&D as a result of increased competition, this is referred to as a(n) ______ investment.
capital
Fears of "economic ransom" are irrational, according to Robert Reich, because of the growing ______ of the world economy.
interdependence
True or false: When FDI occurs through greenfield investment, it will increase competition in a market and decrease economic welfare.
False
A host country cost of FDI could be the __ of sovereignty and autonomy
loss
When Crane Automotive Group developed operations in Italy, it not only built a manufacturing plant there but also imports parts from several other European nations. Which home country benefit of FDI does this represent?
employment effects
The idea that an MNE could come into a country and monopolize a market tends to be a greater concern in countries that have
few large firms of their own.
A key cost of FDI for the home country is when the balance of payments is adversely affected by the initial capital __ required to finance the FDI
outflow
Identify two costs of FDI to a home country.
Balance of payments are negatively affected if purpose of FDI is to develop a low-cost production location.
Balance of payments are negatively affected if FDI is a substitute for direct exports.
Earnings from a foreign subsidiary to the parent company are recorded as ______ on the balance-of-payments accounts.
capital outflow
Most economists _____ the idea that FDI is usually accompanied by some loss of economic independence.
dismiss
FDI that serves the home market is called ______ production.
domestic
To encourage FDI, many countries have eliminated ______ taxation of foreign income.
double
Identify two benefits of FDI to a home country.
Foreign subsidiary creates demand for home-country exports
MNE learns skills from exposure to foreign market
The board of directors of Green Garden Supply in Vermont voted to invest in a production facility in Mexico as a way to lower costs and free up financial resources for the company to grow in other areas. What form of FDI is this company using?
offshore production
Which country has a policy that encourages FDI?
Country A has a government-backed insurance program to protect against the risk of expropriation.
With the formation of the ______ in 1995, there now is a multinational institution that has become involved in regulations governing FDI.
WTO
What two factors would indicate that a firm has little bargaining power when considering FDI in a nation?
the host government places a low value on what the firm has to offer
the firm has only a short period of time to complete the negotiations
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