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..:: IKED projects related to FDI
IKED is engaged in various projects and studies on the effects of Foreign Direct Investment (FDI), and how they relate to domestic innovation capacity. This work aims at an increased understanding the interplay between national institutions, competencies and resources, and the role played by Multinational Enterprises (MNEs) and global investment flows.
IKED prepared a study on behalf of the “Invest in Sweden Agency” (since 2010 labelled “Invest: Sweden”), mapping international trends and the emerging issues from the perspective of the Swedish economy. The study examines the evolving situation in Sweden and its international investment flows, and draws lessons for policy on that basis. Sweden is one of the most internationalised countries in the world, both in terms of inward and outward FDI, has among the best data on FDI and MNE-behaviour and displays a combination of great industrial and technological strengths coupled with an apparent inability to grasp its full potential for economic growth. As part of the study, new data is presented on the development of small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs). It is shown that technological change and intensifying competition bring increasingly dramatic challenges for such firms, requiring attention from policymakers.
In related projects, IKED has undertaken similar work on other Nordic countries, and compared experiences with other regions, including for the United Nations Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) in Latin America.- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - ::
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