Foreign Direct Investment

Foreign direct investment (FDI) is considered by policymakers as an important driver of local economic development. For example, foreign investors may establish supply chain linkages with domestic firms, enhancing their productive capacities (e.g.

This paper analyzes the relationship between inward FDI and structural transformation of local labour markets in Africa.

We use plant level census data to identify spillovers from FDI in Ethiopia’s manufacturing sector.

Multinationals in the extractive sectors of weak states face resource theft by armed groups. This criminality is often abetted by state corruption, even though firms are willing to pay for protection.

This paper estimates the effects of multinational corporations (MNCs) on workers. To that end, Alfaro-Ureña et al.

As Chinese investors set up business operations in Africa, disagreements between Chinese and Africans regarding work attitudes have emerged.

China has significantly changed its engagement mode with Africa, shifting from trade of natural resources to investment in industrial sectors.