Foreign direct investment
Foreign direct investment (FDI) has been crucial in supporting developing economies to participate in global trade by facilitating the flow of capital, talents, and knowledge. To understand its transformational power, we measure FDI's impact on economic growth in the Asia Pacific region, and discuss policies for maximizing its benefits. For evidence of FDI's impact, we look no further than China in our infographic and a series of comprehensive papers.
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Multiple pathways to upgrading in global value chains in Asia
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Our FDI experts & contributors
Get access to proven experience and fresh thinking in cross-border trade, policy and business. Drawn from a wide range of disciplines and sectors, our experts offer valuable views and opinions on achieving sustainable global trade.
Henry Storey
Senior Analyst - Asia, Dragoman
Stephen Olson
Senior Research Fellow, Hinrich Foundation
Areas of expertise
Sustainable trade
WTO
Trade negotiations
Free trade agreements
Tariffs & non-tariff barriers
Song Gao
Co-CEO and Head of Research, PRC Macro
Areas of expertise
Chinese politics
China’s economic policy
US-China relations
Stewart Paterson
Research Fellow, Hinrich Foundation
Areas of expertise
Macroeconomics
Monetary policy
Political economy
Iris Mantovani
Economist, Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD)
Alexandre de Crombrugghe
Head of Investment Promotion and Facilitation, Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD)
Riccardo Crescenzi
Professor of Economic Geography, London School of Economics
Oliver Harman
Cities Economist, International Growth Centre, University of Oxford
Jos Meester
Senior Research Fellow, Clingendael, Netherlands Institute of International Relations
Guido Lanfranchi
Junior Researcher, Clingendael’s Conflict Research Unit (CRU)
Tony Makin
Professor of Economics, Griffith University
David Dollar
Senior fellow, John L Thornton China Center, Brookings Institution
Lauren Kyger
Digital Content Manager, National Committee on US-China Relations
Areas of expertise
US-China trade
Foreign direct investment
Digital trade
Akhmad Bayhaqi
Senior Analyst, APEC Policy Support Unit
Daniel Ikenson
Director of Policy Research, NDP | Analytics
Juita Mohamad
Director, Economics and Business Unit, Institute for Democracy and Economic Affairs (IDEAS), Malaysia
Mihir Sharma
Senior Fellow, Observer Research Foundation
Vasuki Shastry
Associate Fellow in the Asia-Pacific Programme , Chatham House (United Kingdom)
Simon J. Evenett
Professor of International Trade and Economic Development, University of St Gallen, and Founder, Global Trade Alert
Areas of expertise
International trade policy
National competition law
Economic development
Johannes Fritz
CEO, St Gallen Endowment for Prosperity Through Trade
Michael Enright
Honorary Professor, University of Hong Kong
Areas of expertise
Foreign direct investment
Impacts of trade
US-China trade
Greater Bay Area
Dini Sari Djalal
Associate Director - Editorial, Hinrich Foundation
Andrea Durkin
Former Principal of Sparkplug, LLC and creator of Consensus Learning, LLC
Areas of expertise
US-China relations
WTO
Tariffs and trade barriers
Scott Miller
Senior Adviser, Abshire-Inamori Leadership Academy, CSIS
Bruce Hirsh
Principal and Founder, Tailwind Global Strategies LLC