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20 years in the European Union, Foreign direct investments and the process of integration

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  • Magdolna Sass

    (Institute of World Economics, HUN-REN Centre for Economic and Regional Studies)

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Foreign Direct Investment played a crucial role in the economic transition of the post- socialist countries. EU membership prospects positively affected FDI inflows in the nineties and the integration process promoted FDI directly and indirectly as well, through enterprise restructuring, labour market impact, sectoral reforms, regulatory quality, rule of law, and specific aspects of the business environment. FDI flows added new, competitive capacities and technologies to the region, however, FDI-related benefits remained below the expectations. The Central and East-European countries could mainly offer their low wages in the intra-EU distribution of production and most of them lacked competitive local firms. These economies based their growth strategies on FDI and it still plays a determining role, especially in certain export-oriented sectors.

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  • Magdolna Sass, 2024. "20 years in the European Union, Foreign direct investments and the process of integration," IWE Working Papers 277, Institute for World Economics - Centre for Economic and Regional Studies.
    • Handle: RePEc:iwe:workpr:277
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    • F2 - International Economics - - International Factor Movements and International Business
    • P33 - Political Economy and Comparative Economic Systems - - Socialist Institutions and Their Transitions - - - International Trade, Finance, Investment, Relations, and Aid

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