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UNIT IV
MANAGEMENT OF INTERNATIONAL
OPERATIONS,
FDI & TARIFF AND NON-TARIFF
BARRIERS
Dr.R.JAYARAJKarunya School of Management
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Sourcing finished productsfrom foreign countries
Procuring factors/materialslocally/ from foreign countries
Manufacturing at home/abroad
Marketing in the home market/foreign markets
Phases of operations
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Strategy, Production, And
LogisticsFirms need to identify how production and logistics can be
conducted internationally to:
lower the costs of value creation
add value by better serving customer needs
Production refers to activities involved in creating aproduct
Logistics refers to the procurement and physicaltransmission of material through the supply chain,
from suppliers to customers
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Strategy, Production, And Logistics
To lower costs, firms can:
disperse production to those locations where activities can beperformed most efficiently
manage the global supply chain efficiently to better matchsupply and demand
To improve quality, firms can: eliminate defective products from the supply chain and the
manufacturing process
Improved quality will also reduce costs
These objectives are interrelated:
increasing productivity because time is not wasted producing poor-qualityproducts that cannot be sold, leading to a direct reduction in unit costs
lowering rework and scrap costs associated with defective products
reducing the warranty costs and time associated with fixing defective products
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Strategy, Production, And Logistics
y To increase product quality, most firms today use the Six Sigma
program which aims to reduce defects, boost productivity, eliminatewaste, and cut costs throughout a company .
y SixSigma methodology improves any existing business process byconstantly reviewing and re-tuning the process. To achieve this, SixSigma uses a methodology known asDMAIC (Define opportunities,
Measure performance, Analyze opportunity, Improveperformance, Control performance).
y SixSigma, a direct descendant oftotal quality management (TQM),has a goal of improving product quality
y
In the European Union, firms must meet the standards set forth byISO 9000 before the firm is allowed access to the Europeanmarketplace
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The total quality management (TQM) philosophy wasdevelopedby a number of American consultants such asW. Edwards Deming, Josephy Juran, and A. V.
Feigenbaum.
Deming identified a number of steps that should beincluded in anyTQMprogram: Management should embrace the philosophy that mistakes, defects, and poor quality
materials are not acceptable
Supervisors should work more with employees and provide them with the tools they
need to do thejob
Management should create an environment in which employees will not fear
reporting problems
Work standards should not only be defined as numbers or quotas, but should includesome notion of quality
Production process operating at Six Sigma are 99.99966percent accurate.
Only 3.4 defects per million units
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Strategy, Production, And LogisticsInternational companies have two other important production and
logistics objectives:
y production and logistics functions must be able to accommodatedemands for local responsiveness
y production and logistics must be able to respond quickly to shifts incustomer demand
1. Demands for local responsiveness arise from national differences inconsumer tastes and preferences, infrastructure, distribution channels,and host-government demands.
2. Demands for local responsiveness create pressures to decentralizeproduction activities to the major national or regional markets in which thefirm does business or to implement flexible manufacturing processes thatenable the firm to customize the product coming out of a factory accordingto the market in which it is to be sold.
3. In recent years, time-based competition has grown more important. Whenconsumer demand is prone to large and unpredictable shifts, the firm thatcan adapt most quickly to these shifts will gain an advantage.
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Where To Produce
Three factors are important when making locationdecisions:
1. country factors2. technological factors
3. product factors
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Country Factors
y Firms should locate manufacturing activities in thoselocations where economic, political, and culturalconditions, including relative factor costs, are mostconducive to the performance of that activity
Country factors that can affect location decisions include:y the availability of skilled labor and supporting industries
y formal and informal trade barriers
y expectations about future exchange rate changes
y transportation costs
y regulations affecting FDI
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Technological Factors
The type of technology a firm uses in itsmanufacturing can affect location decisions
Three characteristics ofa manufacturingtechnology are of interest:
1. the level of fixed costs
2.The efficient scale
3. the flexibility of the technology
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Technological Factors
1.The level of fixed costs:
y If the fixed costs of setting up a manufacturingplant are high, it might make sense to serve theworld market from a single location or from afew locations
y When fixed costs are relatively low, multipleproduction plants may be possible
y Producing in multiple locations allows firms torespond to local markets and reducesdependency on a single location
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Technological Factors
2.The minimum efficient scale:
The larger the minimum efficient scale (the level
of output at which most plant-level scaleeconomies are exhausted) of a plant, the morelikely centralized production in a single locationor a limited number of locations makes sense
A low minimum efficient scale allows the firmto respond to local market demands and hedgeagainst currency risk by operating in multiplelocations
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Technological Factors
3.The flexibility of the technology:
flexible manufacturing technology or lean
production covers a range of manufacturingtechnologies that are designed to:
reduce set up times for complex equipment
increase the utilization of individual machines
through better scheduling
improve quality control at all stages of themanufacturing process
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Technological Factors
Firms using flexible manufacturingtechnologies can produce a wide variety of endproducts at a unit cost that at one time could
only be achieved through the mass production ofa standardized output
Mass customization implies that a firm may beable to customize its product range to meet the
demands of local markets yet still control costs Flexible machine cells allow firms to increase
efficiency by improving capacity utilizationand reducing work-in-progress
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Product Factors
Two product factors impact location decisions:
1. the product's value-to-weight ratio:
If the value-to-weight ratio is high, it is practical to
produce the product in a single location and export itto other parts of the world
If the value-to-weight ratio is low, there is greaterpressure to manufacture the product in multiplelocations across the world
2. whether the product serves universal needs:
When products serve universal needs, the need forlocal responsiveness falls, increasing theattractiveness of concentrating manufacturing in acentral location
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Locating Production Facilities
There are two basic strategies for locating manufacturingfacilities:
1. concentrating them in the optimal location and serving
the world market from there
2. decentralizing them in various regional or nationallocations that are close to major markets
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Factorsinfluencinglocation
strategy Nature of organisation
Costs Scale economies
Nature of assemblyoperations
Taxes & transport costs
Exchange rate
variation Availability and cost of
inputs
Logistical factors
Product life cycle andpattern of demand
Nature of product
Government policies ®ulations
Social & politicalfactors
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Centralized Location
Factor costs have substantial impact Low trade barriers
Externalities favor certain location Stable exchange rates High fixed costs, high minimum efficient scale
relative to global demand or flexible manufacturingtechnology
Products value-to-weight ratio is high Product serves universal needs
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Decentralized Location
Factor costs do not have substantial impact
High trade barriers
Location externalities not important
Exchange rates volatile
Low fixed costs, low minimum efficient scale
Flexible manufacturing technology unavailable
Products value-to-weight ratio is low Significant differences in consumer tastes and
preferences exist between nations
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Locating Production Facilities
Concentratedproduction
favored
DecentralizationProduction
favored
Country factorsDifferences in political economy
Differences in cultureDifferences in factor costs
Trade barriersLocation externalities
Exchange rates
Technological factorsFixed costs
Minimum efficient scaleFlexible manufacturing technology
Product factorsValue to- weight ratioServes universal needs
SubstantialSubstantialSubstantial
SubstantialImportant in Industry
Stable
High
HighAvailable
HighYes
Few
FewFew
FewNot important in industry
Volatile
Low
LowNot available
LowNo
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Sourcingofinputs &
INTERNATIONAL SERVICES
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Strategic Roleof
Foreign Factories Initially, established where labor costs low Later, important centers for design and final
assembly Upward migration caused by pressures to:
Improve cost structure
Customize product to meet customer demand
An increasing abundance of advanced factors of
production
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Makeor Buy Decisions
Should a firm make or buy the component partsthat go into their final product?
Advantages of making own components: Lower costs if most efficient producer
Facilitating specialized investments
Proprietary product technology protection
Improved scheduling
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Advantagesof
Buy VersusMake
Strategic flexibility in sourcing components
Lower firms cost structure
Offsets (neutralization)
Strategic alliances with suppliers give benefits ofvertical integration without the associatedorganizational problems
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MAKE BUY
Advantages Control over cost
Control over supply
Control over quality
Control overtechnology
R&D initiatives
Wide choice
Release of capital, managerial and other
resources
Benefit of concentration on core activities
Flexibility & scope of switching suppliers
Scope for bargaining and gaining priceadvantage
Benefits of technological and productdevelopments outside the firm
Lower labour force and less industrial relationsproblems
Lower impact of recession
Ease of exit
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MAKE BUY
Disadvantages Higher investment
Many a time, high cost
Out-suppliers may be moreinnovative & efficient
Dissipation of managerialexpertise and otherresources
Problems associated withlarge labour force
Greater impact of recession
Difficulty of exit
Bargaining power of suppliers
Uncertainty of supply
Control over cost and quality issometimes difficult
Labour or other problems of thesuppliers may affect the buyer
If the vendor base is not welldeveloped it may cause severalproblems
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Trade-offs
The benefits of manufacturing components in-houseare greatest when:
Highly specialized assets are involved
Vertical integration is necessary for protectingproprietary technology
The firm is more efficient than external suppliers atperforming a particular activity
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INVENTORY PLANNING & CONTROLInventory management is primarily about specifying thesize and placement of stocked goods.
Inventory management is required at different locationswithin a facility or within multiple locations of a supplynetwork to protect the regular and planned course of
production against the random disturbance of running outof materials or goods.
The scope of inventory management also concerns the fine
lines between replenishment lead time, carrying costs ofinventory, asset management, inventory forecasting,inventory valuation, inventory visibility, future inventory priceforecasting, physical inventory, available physical space forinventory, quality management, replenishment, returns and
defective goods and demand forecasting.
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Inventory management: the planning and control of thelevels, flows, and storage of inputs, unfinished, and
finished goods
Demand planning
Purchasing/ procurement/ manufacturing Order management
Warehousing & distribution
Transportation
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INVENTORY: Fundamental logistics questions are(1) when should a resource (material, machine or labor) be put in
inventory and taken out of inventory; and
(2) where should a resource be stored.
The when question includes the general topics of economic-order-quantity models, safety stock models and seasonal
models, and specialized topics of fleet management, and
personnel planning.
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The where questions includes the topic of inventory echelons.
Some of the important inventory questions are:
(a) How much does it cost to store resources in inventory?
(b) How much safety stock should be carried in inventory toprevent against running out of a resource?
(c) How much inventory should be carried in order to smooth outseasonal variations in demand?
(d) Where should replacement parts be stored in multi-echeloninventory system?
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Globalsourcing
Reasons for offshore purchase
Lower price
Better quality
Only source available More advanced technology
More consistent attitude
More co-operative delivery
Counter trade requirements Reduces capital & manpower
requirements
More flexibility in case ofrecession
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MANAGING A GLOBAL SUPPLY CHAIN
The role of JUST-IN-TIME inventory
The role ofIT & INTERNET
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Roleof Just-in-Time Inventory
The basic philosophy behindjust-in-time (JIT)systems is to economize on inventory holding costsby having materials arrive at a manufacturing plantjust in time to enter the production process. JITsystems can:
Generate major cost savings from reducedwarehousing and inventory holding costs
Help the firm spot defective parts and take them outof the manufacturing process to boost product quality
However, it leaves the firm with no buffer stock ofinventory to meet unexpected demand or supplychanges
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Roleof Information Technologyand Internet
Web-based information systems play a crucial rolein materials managementby allowing firms tooptimize production scheduling
Electronic Data Interchange (EDI):
facilitates the tracking of inputs
allows the firm to optimize its production schedule
lets the firm and its suppliers communicate in real
time
eliminates the flow of paperwork between the firmand its suppliers
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Foreign Direct Investment
INTRODUCTION
Foreign direct investment (FDI) occurs when a firm invests directly in new
facilities to produce and/or market in a foreign country.
Once a firm undertakes FDI it becomes a multinational enterprise.
FDI takes on two main forms:
A greenfield investment (the establishment of a wholly new operation in aforeign country)
Acquisition or merging with an existing firm in the foreign country
FDI is not foreign portfolio investment (investment by individuals, firms,or public bodies in foreign financial instruments)
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The flow of FDI refers to the amount of FDI
undertaken over a given time periodThe stock of FDI refers to the total accumulatedvalue of foreign-owned assets at a given time
Outflows of FDIare the flows of FDI out of acountry
Inflows of FDI are the flows of FDI into a country
FOREIGN DIRECT INVESTMENT INTHE WORLD ECONOMY
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Trendsin FDI
Over the past 20 years there has been a marked increase in both the flow andstock of FDI in the world economy.
FDI has grown more rapidly than world trade and world outputbecause:
firms still fear the threat of protectionism
the general shift toward democratic political institutions and free marketeconomies has encouraged FDI
the globalization of the world economy is having a positive impact on thevolume of FDI as firms undertake FDI to ensure they have a significantpresence in many regions of the world
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FDIOutflows from 1982 to 2005 are shown in Figure 7.1.
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The Directionof FDI
Historically, most FDI has been directed at thedeveloped nations of the world, with the United Statesbeing a favorite target
FDI inflows have remained high during the early 2000sfor the United States, and also for the European Union
South, East, and Southeast Asia, and particularly China,
are now seeing an increase of FDI inflows Latin America is also emerging as an important region
for FDI
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FDI Flows by Region are shown
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Gross fixed capital formation summarizes the total
amount of capital invested in factories, stores,office buildings, and the like All else being equal, the greater the capital
investment in an economy, the more favorable itsfuture prospects are likely to be
So, FDI can be seen as an important source ofcapital investment and a determinant of the futuregrowth rate of an economy
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TheSourceof Foreign Direct
I
nvestment
For most of the period after World War II, the U.S.
was by far the largest source country for FDI
Other important source countries were the
United Kingdom, the Netherlands, France,Germany, and Japan
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The Formof FDI: AcquisitionsversusGreenfield Investments
The majority of cross-border investment is in the form of mergersand acquisitions rather than Greenfield investments.
Firms prefer to acquire existing assets because: mergers and acquisitions are quicker to execute than Greenfieldinvestments
it is easier and perhaps less risky for a firm to acquire desiredassets than build them from the ground up
firms believe that they can increase the efficiency of an acquiredunit by transferring capital, technology, or management skills
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Patternsof Directinvestment
Purchase of physical assets orsignificant amount of ownership of acompany in another country to gainsome measure of managementcontrol
By contrast, portfolio investmentdoes not involve obtaining a
degree of control in a company
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InterestInterest inin DevelopedDeveloped MarketsMarkets:: politicalpolitical instabilityinstability ininLDCs,LDCs, moremore investmentinvestment havehave beenbeen marketmarket--seeking,seeking,
moremore liberalliberal FDIFDI environmentenvironment..
EconomicEconomic SectorSector ofof InvestmentInvestment:: OverOver timetime thethe portionportionofof FDIFDI accountedaccounted forfor inin thethe rawraw materialsmaterials sectorssectors thatthatincludesincludes mining,mining, smelting,smelting, andand petroleumpetroleum hashas declineddeclined..
FDIFDI inin thethe serviceservice sectorsector (especially(especially bankingbanking andandfinance)finance) grewgrew rapidly,rapidly, asas diddid FDIFDI inin technologytechnology--intensiveintensive manufacturingmanufacturing..
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Growth of World FDI vs. GDPGrowth of World FDI vs. GDP
f hf h
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Reasonsfor FDI GrowthReasonsfor FDI Growth
Increasingglobalization
International mergersand acquisitions
Entrepreneurshipand small firms
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Worldwide FDI FlowsWorldwide FDI Flows
World FDI inflows
Developed (58%), developing (36%)
European Union: 33% of world FDI
Developing nations
China: 9% of world FDI
All of Africa: 3% of world FDI
70,000 multinationals
with
690,000 affiliates
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THEORIES OF FOREIGN DIRECT
INVESTMENT
Why Foreign Direct Investment?
Why do firms prefer FDI to either exporting
(producing goods at home and then shipping themto the receiving country for sale) or licensing
(granting a foreign entity the right to produce andsell the firms product in return for a royalty fee on
every unit that the foreign entity sells)?
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Limitationsof Exporting
The viability of an exporting strategy can be
constrained by transportation costs and trade
barriers
Foreign direct investment may be undertaken as
a response to actual or threatened trade barrierssuch as import tariffs or quotas
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Limitationsof Licensing
Internalization theory suggests that licensing has three majordrawbacks as a strategy for exploiting foreign marketopportunities:
licensing may result in a firms giving away valuabletechnological know-how to a potential foreign competitor
licensing does not give a firm the tight control overmanufacturing, marketing, and strategy in a foreign countrythat may be required to maximize its profitability
a problem arises with licensing when the firms competitiveadvantage is based not so much on its products as on themanagement, marketing, and manufacturing capabilities that
produce those products
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Advantagesof Foreign Direct
Investment
A firm will favor FDI over exporting as an entry
strategy when transportation costs or trade barriersmake exporting unattractive
A firm will favor FDI over licensing when it wishes to
maintain control over its technological know-how, orover its operations and business strategy, or when thefirms capabilities are simply not amenable to licensing
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The Product Life Cycle
Vernons view is that firms undertake FDI at particularstages in the life cycle of a product they have pioneered
Firms invest in other advanced countries when localdemand in those countries grows large enough to supportlocal production, and then shift production to low-costdeveloping countries when product standardization andmarket saturation give rise to price competition and cost
pressure.
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The Eclectic Paradigm
John Dunnings eclectic paradigm argues that inaddition to the various factors discussed earlier,location-specific advantages (that arise from using
resource endowments or assets that are tied to aparticular location and that a firm finds valuable tocombine with its own unique assets) and externalities(knowledge spillovers that occur when companies in
the same industry locate in the same area) must alsobe considered when explaining both the rationale forand the direction of foreign direct investment.
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POLITICAL IDEOLOGY AND FOREIGN
DIRECT INVESTMENT
Ideology toward FDI has ranges from a radical
stance that is hostile to all FDI to the non-interventionist principle of free market economies.
Between these two extremes is an approach thatmight be called pragmatic nationalism.
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The Radical View
Supporters of the radical view, which traces its
roots to Marxist political and economic theory,argue that the MNE is an instrument of imperialistdomination and a tool for exploiting host countriesto the exclusive benefit of their capitalist-
imperialist home countries.
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The FreeMarket View
The free market view argues that international
production should be distributed among countriesaccording to the theory of comparative advantage
The free market view has been embraced by anumber of advanced and developing nations,including the United States, Britain, Chile, andHong Kong
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Pragmatic Nationalism
The pragmatic nationalist view is that FDI has both benefits,
such as inflows of capital, technology, skills andjobs, and costs,such as repatriation of profits to the home country and anegative balance of payments effect
According to this view, FDI should be allowed only if thebenefits outweigh the costs
Shifting Ideology
In recent years, there has been a strong shift toward the freemarket stance creating a surge in FDI
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BENEFITS AND COSTS OF FDI
Host Country Benefits
The main benefits of inward FDI for a host countryare:
the resource transfer effect the employment effect
effects on competition and economic growth
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Resource-Transfer Effects
FDI can make a positive contribution to a hosteconomyby supplying capital, technology, andmanagement resources that would otherwise not beavailable
Employment Effects
FDI can bringjobs to a host country that wouldotherwise not be created there
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Effect on Competition and Economic Growth
FDI in the form of greenfield investment increasesthe level of competition in a market, driving downprices and improving the welfare of consumers
Increased competition can lead to increasedproductivity growth, product and process innovation,and greater economic growth
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Host Country Costs
There are two main costs of inward FDI:
the possible adverse effects of FDI on
competition within the host nationthe perceived loss of national sovereignty andautonomy
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Adverse Effects on Competition
Host governments worry that the subsidiaries of
foreign MNEs operating in their country may have
greater economic power than indigenouscompetitors because they may be part of a larger
international organization
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National Sovereignty and Autonomy
Many host governments worry that FDI
is accompaniedby some loss of economic independence
The concern is that key decisions that can affect the hostcountrys economy will be made by a foreign parent that
has no real commitment to the host country, and overwhich the host countrys government has no real control
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GOVERNMENTPOLICY INSTRUMENTSAND FDI
Home Country Policies
Home countries can both encourage and restrictFDIby local firms.
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Encouraging Outward FDI
Many investor nations now have government-backed
insurance programs to cover major types of foreigninvestment risk
Restricting Outward FDI
Virtually all investor countries, including the UnitedStates, have exercised some control over outward FDI fromtime to time
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Encouraging Inward FDI
Governments offer incentives to foreign firmsto invest in their countries
Incentives are motivated by a desire to gain
from the resource-transfer and employment
effects of FDI, and to capture FDI away from
other potential host countries
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Restricting Inward FDI
The most common controls to restrict FDI are ownership
restraints and performance requirements.
The rationale underlying ownership restraints is twofold: first, foreign firms are often excluded from certain sectorson the grounds of national security or competition
second, ownership restraints seem to be based on a beliefthat local owners can help to maximize the resourcetransfer and employment benefits of FDI for the hostcountry
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Until recently there has been no consistentinvolvement by multinational institutions in thegoverning of FDI
The formation of the WorldTrade Organization in1995 is changing this
International Institutions
andthe LiberalizationofFDI
Tariffs and Non-tariff barriers
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Tariffs and Non tariff barriers
A tariff(from Arabic: , translit. tariffa: "feeto be paid") is a duty imposed on goods whenthey are moved across a political boundary.
They are usually associated with protectionism,the economic policy of restraining trade between
nations. For political reasons, tariffs are usuallyimposed on imported goods, although they mayalso be imposed on exported goods.
Tariffs
V i t f t iff
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Various types of tariffs An ad valorem tariff is a set percentage of the value
of the good that is being imported. Sometimesthese are problematic, as when the internationalprice of a good falls, so does the tariff, and domesticindustries become more vulnerable to competition.
Conversely, when the price of a good rises on theinternational market so does the tariff, but a country isoften less interested in protection when the price ishigher.
They also face the problem of inappropriate transfer
pricing where a company declares a value for goods beingtraded which differs from the market price, aimed atreducing overall taxes due.
A specific tariff is a tariff of a specific amount of
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A specific tariff, is a tariff of a specific amount ofmoney that does not vary with the price of thegood.These tariffs are vulnerable to changes in the
market or inflation unless updated periodically.
A revenue tariff is a set of rates designed primarily
to raise money for the government. A tariff oncoffee imports imposed by countries where coffeecannot be grown, for example raises a steady flowof revenue.
Aprohibitive tariff is one so high that nearly no oneimports any of that item.
Aprotective tariff is intended to artificially inflate
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p yprices of imports and protect domestic industriesfrom foreign competition (see also effective rate
of protection,) especially from competitors whosehost nations allow them to operate underconditions that are illegal in the protected nation,or who subsidize their exports.
An environmentaltariff, similar to a 'protective'tariff, is also known as a 'green'tariff or 'eco-tariff', and is placed on products being importedfrom, and also being sent to countries withsubstandard environmental pollution controls.
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Non-Tariff Barriers: An
Overview Quotas = quantitative restrictions (QRs) - Restricts
the quantity of imports allowed, rather than raisingtheir price as a tariff would
Subsidies - A payment by government, perhapsimplicit, to the private sector in return for someactivity that it wants to encourage (here: exporting)
Countervailing duties - A tariff levied againstimports that are subsidized by the exporting
country's government, designed to offset(countervail) the effect of the subsidy
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Non-Tariff Barriers: An
Overview Antidumping duties -Tariff levied on dumped
imports, i.e. imports provided at a price that isunfairly low, defined as either below the homemarket price or below cost
Voluntary export restraints (VERs) - A restrictionon a country's imports that is achieved bynegotiating with the foreign exporting country for itto restrict its exports
Technical barriers to trade - A technical regulationor other requirement (for testing, labelling,packaging, marketing, certification, etc.) applied toimports in a way that restricts trade
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Administrative and other Regulations
Safety regulations-automobile and electrical Health regulations-food
Labeling regulations-showing origin and contents
Procurement (acquisition) policies
Border taxes-rebates of internal taxes given to exportersof a commodity
International commodity agreements and multipleexchange rates.
Other Non-Tariff Barriers
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International Cartel
International agreement in the restriction of
output and exports among countries. E.g
OPEC.
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The practice of selling a product at a lower pricein export markets than at home (or exporting at
prices below production cost)
Sporadic dumping - to clear unwanted inventories orcope with excess capacity
Predatory dumping - to undermine foreigncompetitors
Persistent dumping - reaping greater profits byengaging in price discrimination
Dumping