This study employs state‐level panel data to explore the relationship between inward
foreign direct investment (FDI) and income inequality in the United States. Using panel …

The huge energy intensity gaps among Chinese prefectures make the overall reduction of
energy intensity extremely difficult. Energy intensity convergence (EIC), ie, catching-up of the …

This study seeks to study the impact of financial development, foreign direct investment (FDI)
and geopolitical tensions on economic growth for MENA countries. Geopolitical tensions are …

This study examines income convergence in regional GDP per capita for a sample of 269
regions within the European Union (EU) between 2003 and 2010. We use an endogenous …

This paper investigates empirically whether inward greenfield foreign direct investment (FDI)
is related to greater sectoral innovative activity in the host narrow territorial units (provinces) …

This study investigates the long-run relationships between inward FDI and economic
outcomes in terms of value added and employment at the level of US states. Johansen's …

This paper estimates the aggregate productivity effects of Marshallian externalities
generated by foreign direct investment (FDI) in US states, controlling for Marshallian …

This paper reviews a set of issues related to the concept and measurement of regional
competitiveness. First, the concept of growth and competitiveness is argued to be different at …

Jones J. and Wren C. Does service FDI locate differently to manufacturing FDI? A regional
analysis for Great Britain, Regional Studies. This paper analyses the location of foreign …

In this paper we argue that informal institutions, or more generally, what is called social
capital, can act as one of the mediating factors determining the size and the direction of …