What is real and what is not in the global FDI network?

Macro statistics on foreign direct investment (FDI) are blurred by offshore financial centers with enormous inward and outward investment positions. This paper uses new data sources, both macro and micro, to estimate the global FDI network while disentangling real investment and phantom investment a...

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Main Authors: Damgaard, J, Elkjaer, T, Johannesen, N
Format: Journal article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2023