Theories Of Global Investment

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Local and global investments are the cornerstone in any economy being key factors for the creation of businesses and employment and for their conservation.
Today, in the modern international economy, investments often come from overseas and it is also what happens in the EU. The companies are investing to create global value chains that generate new business opportunities but also added value, competitive advantage, jobs and income.
Trade agreements promote investment and create new investment opportunities for companies around the world.
The process of economic globalization is at an advanced stage and it is no exaggeration talking about the global village. Globalization has led to a reduction of barriers between countries over time. Due to …show more content…

These three theories are: the theory of the International Market, the theory of Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) and the theory of the Life Cycle of the product.
1. Meier suggests, through the theory of the International Market , that nations derive income from the international market by importing and exporting activities.
The gains derived from a comparative advantage that comes from exporting those higher value goods that the country has.
The benefit derives from the natural resources in the country, due to better quality of land or from more favorable climatic conditions, labor costs, capital flows, technological advantage, etc.
In general, countries take advantage from the international market when exporting the products in which they specialize as they have a comparative advantage and import goods in which they have a comparative disadvantage.
2. The second theory is that of the Foreign Direct Investment (FDI). This theory focuses on the MNCs who decide to expand into a foreign market and it is focused on three main factors: the change of geographical horizons, the possession of a specific competitive advantage and the benefits derived from the location of the new host …show more content…

Ex: Nutella or Ferrero Roche products were designed for the Italian market and now are distributed worldwide can represent an example.
b) The second phase, called the growth of the product corresponds to the affirmation of the product in the market and the resulting copy of the product from competitors usually taking advantage of lower production costs in NICs, such as the counterfeiting of Ferrero Roche that was not produced in Italy or Australia but in China and distributed in the Asia - Pacific.
c) The third phase called standardization and decline refers to the industry that will be able to have the lowest cost of production will be the one that will be successful in the market.
A great example is the market for rice crackers in Australia and around the world. The product was invented and produced for the first time in the Japanese

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