ECTS:

6

Course Outline
e-Class

1. Introduction to Foreign Direct Investment (FDI)
1.1. Globalization and International Business
1.2. The notion of FDI
1.3. Types of FDI
1.4. Multinational Corporations
2. International Business
2.1. Motives
2.2. Strategies
3. Theories of FDI
3.1. The Neoclassical Theory of FDI
3.2. The Industrial Organization Approach
3.3. The Product Life Cycle Hypothesis
3.4. The Eclectic Theory
3.5. The Internalization Hypothesis
3.6. Other Theories of FDI
4. The Effects of FDI
4.1. Cost – Benefit Analysis
4.2. The Effect of FDI on Output and Growth
4.3. The Effect of FDI on Employment
4.4. The Effect of FDI on Productivity
4.5. The Effect of FDI on Trade Flows
4.6. Technological Effects of FDI
4.7. The Effect of FDI on Market Structure
4.8. Other Effects
5. Multinational Corporations (MNCs)
5.1. The Nature of MNCs
5.2. The Characteristics of MNCs

Teachers

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Name Title email
Chionis Dionisios Professor dchionis@econ.duth.gr
Dalla Eleni Assistant Professor edalla@econ.duth.gr