Multinational Firms in the World Economy 121491-D
Wykład (WYK) Semestr letni 2020/21

Multinationals (MNCs): how are they defined and measured?

Multinationals: the firm and the market.

Determinants of Foreign Direct Investment (FDI).

MNCs and FDI in the world economy: global and regional comparisons.

Theories of a multinational enterprise.

Global value chains: a new phenomenon in the world economy?

Strategic partnering, mergers and acquisitions and their implications for the competitive environment.

Internationalization of research and development (R&D).

MNCs strategies and their implications for generating employment and building skills.

Host country effect of MNCs and FDI: conceptual framework.

Host country effect of MNCs and FDI: the empirical evidence.

Home country effects of MNCs and FDI.

The impact of transnational corporations on international trade: substitution or complementarity?

Policy towards MNCs at national, regional and multilateral levels. Why have governments changed their attitudes to MNCs?

International governance and investment regimes.