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Τεκμήριο The 0.5 global Sulphur cap and its implications on the tanker industryKornilaki, Anastasia; Nikolaou, Ioanna; Athens University of Economics and Business, Department of Accounting and Finance; Athens University of Economics and Business, Department of International European Economic Studies; Panayides, PhotisThe dissertation investigates the available methods with which shipowners can comply with the Sulfur regulations of bunker fuels that will be enforced in 2020. To begin with, general characteristics of the tanker shipping industry are presented, such as oil and oil products, ships carrying oil at sea, as well as sources of marine pollution. In continuation, a deep literature review is being carried out on the regulations that have been or will be adopted regarding Sulfur limit and emissions from ships’ engines. We also identify the sea areas to which stricter regulations apply, namely Emissions Control Areas (ECAs) and Particularly Sensitive Sea Areas (PSSAs). The factors that shipowners need to take into consideration and can affect their decision concerning the choice of the optimal method of compliance, are also examined. Furthermore, the available methods with which hipowner can meet the new sulfur requirements, together with the advantages and disadvantages of each method are being analyzed. Finally, a comparison between the various alternative methods is being performed using market reports, previous researches on that subject, a SWOT analysis, a cost comparison of the available methods for three tankers with different characteristics and an ECA calculator in order to calculate the payback period of the proposed investment.Τεκμήριο 1. Handling data from Thompson’s DataStream 2. The Cross-Section of European Returns: an application of asset pricing models, anomalies and predictability in a Pan-European frameworkLandis-Conrad, Felix-Michel; Athens University of Economics and Business, Department of International European Economic Studies; Skouras, SpyrosThis paper refers on Handling data from Thompson’s DataStream (TDS). Although DataStream is a rich data source for approximately 50.000 equities from more than 65 markets around the world with more than 25 years of coverage, its data should be handle with care. An extensive research on that subject is already published by Ince and Porter (2006-“Individual Equity Return Data from Thompson DataStream: Handle With Care”). So our paper comes as a supplement to it, providing, though more information especially in the common stock identification processes for European markets and proposing extra screens for unreported errors. At the same time it, jointly describes the methodology we applied to obtain the European sample we used in our tests throughout the paper 2 .Τεκμήριο Aid for economic development: the efficiency of aid to developing countries, the case of Africa(2021) Kampouri, Anna-Kanelia; Καμπούρη, Άννα-Κανέλια; Athens University of Economics and Business, Department of International European Economic Studies; Milliou, Chrysovalantou; Chatzipanagiotou, PanagiotisForeign aid is a great topic of discussion between developed and developing world the last 50 years. This thesis is separated in two main parts. The first one concerns the theory of foreign aid, the effects and motives of the donors, while the second part analyzes the case of Africa. It is worth noting that while Africa has received huge amounts of foreign aid still remains in a very low level of livelihood. The impressive characteristic is that countries, which receive the aid, tend to be rich in natural resources, however those countries are underdeveloped and live in poverty with corrupted health and education systems. However, it seems to be an economic growth in the very last years in some countries such as Ethiopia.Τεκμήριο Aid for economic development: the efficiency of EU aid programs to developing countriesKoukouras, Konstantinos A.; Athens University of Economics and Business, Department of International European Economic Studies; Hatzipanayotou, PanosForeign aid has often been envisaged as a tool to boosting growth in aid recipient countries and eradicating poverty that many poor countries on the continent nowadays are confronted with. Whether aid succeeds in fulfilling its aims or not is not easy to answer. The highly controversial issue of aid effectiveness continues to baffle researchers and an ongoing debate around this topic keeps on drawing experts’ attention from all over the world. We have tried to examine aid from both a theoretical and an empirical perspective. The first chapter provides the reader with the necessary background so that he/she gets familiarized with the notion of aid and its purposes. The second chapter examines the welfare and terms of trade analysis of aid, focusing mainly on the so-called “Transfer Paradox” (i.e., the enrichment of the donor country and the impoverishment of the recipient) and the conditions under which it can occur. The third chapter is associated with the relationship between aid and corruption, namely whether aid can potentially foster corruption in recipient countries or not. The next chapter tries to identify the possible reasons for aid giving, namely what factors encourage donors to give aid to recipient countries. The issue of aid effectiveness is examined in the fifth chapter, paying attention to aid’s capability of meeting the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) by 2015. The last chapter is devoted to the aid-growth nexus that is central in the literature on aid. We try to explain whether aid manages to boost growth in aid recipient countries or not and we illustrate this with two case studies from the real world, one for Bangladesh and one for Uganda.Τεκμήριο Bankruptcy prediction models(31-01-2023) Μπαλογιάννη, Ευθυμία-Ελένη; Balogianni, Efthimia-Eleni; Athens University of Economics and Business, Department of International European Economic Studies; Pagratis, Spyros; Topaloglou, Nikolaos; Siougle, GeorgiaΗ παρούσα εργασία στοχεύει να εξετάσει και να αναλύσει τα παρακάτω: εάν τα μοντέλα πρόβλεψης πτώχευσης μπορούν να προβλέψουν με ακρίβεια τη χρεοκοπία και, επίσης, εάν ο αριθμός των πτωχεύσεων αυξήθηκε λόγω της περιόδου του Covid. Οι ευρωπαϊκές επιχειρήσεις που λειτουργούσαν και αυτές που είχαν αποτύχει ερευνήθηκαν προκειμένου να δοθούν οι απαντήσεις. Οι τράπεζες και οι ασφαλιστικές επιχειρήσεις παραλείφθηκαν από το δείγμα. Η παρούσα έρευνα χρησιμοποιεί μη ισορροπημένο δείγμα με βάση την πραγματική αναλογία πτωχευμένων-ενεργών επιχειρήσεων για τα έτη 2009-2018 και 2018-2020.Τεκμήριο Central bank digital currencies, possible benefits, risks and challenges of incorporation in the financial system(31-01-2023) Stergioulis, Sotirios; Στεργιούλης, Σωτήριος; Athens University of Economics and Business, Department of International European Economic Studies; Tzavalis, Elias; Topaloglou, Nikolaos; Pagratis, SpyridonΤα Ψηφιακά Νομίσματα των Κεντρικών Τραπεζών (CBDC) έχουν βρεθεί στο προσκήνιο των συζητήσεων μεταξύ οικονομολόγων, πολιτικών και κεντρικών τραπεζών. Με την εμφάνιση των κρυπτονομισμάτων, την εμφάνιση και την επακόλουθη κατάρρευση του Diem και την αυξανόμενη ζήτηση για ψηφιακά νομίσματα, τα CBDC έχουν μπει στο επίκεντρο της προσοχής. Αυτή η διπλωματική εργασία έχει ως στόχο να εξερευνήσει τα πιθανά οφέλη των CBDC και να παρέχει μια συνολική ανάλυση του θέματος.Τεκμήριο Civil society representation in the European Union : environmental and youth interests' representation in the drafting process of the European Constitution(Athens University of Economics and Business, 2006) Stasinopoulou, Myrto Sofia; Athens University of Economics and Business, Department of International European Economic Studies; Tsakatika, MyrtoThesis - Athens University of Economics and Business. Postgraduate, Department of International and European Economic StudiesΤεκμήριο Cooperation for the Agenda 2030: an analysis of the contribution of Athens University of Economics & Business to Sustainable Development Goals (case study: SDGs 16,17)Τσαμτσίδου, Σβετλάνα; Tsamtsidou, Svetlana; Athens University of Economics and Business, Department of International European Economic Studies; Chatzipanagiotou, Panagiotis; Milliou, Chrysovalantou; Koundouri, PhoebeΤα Ανώτατα Εκπαιδευτικά Ιδρύματα (ΑΕΙ) διαδραματίζουν κρίσιμο ρόλο στην επίτευξη των Στόχων Βιώσιμης Ανάπτυξης (ΣΒΑ), τόσο για την εφαρμογή αποτελεσματικών πολιτικών, μαθημάτων και έρευνας όσο και για την ενθάρρυνση άλλων ενδιαφερόμενων μερών να συμμετάσχουν. Επιπλέον, η βιωσιμότητα είναι ένα πιεστικό θέμα σε όλα τα Πανεπιστήμια. Σε αυτό το πλαίσιο, το Οικονομικό Πανεπιστήμιο Αθηνών (ΟΠΑ) καθορίζει πώς μπορεί να συνεισφέρει στους SDGs και να έχει αντίκτυπο τόσο στους φοιτητές όσο και στην κοινωνία.Αρχικά, σκοπός αυτής της διπλωματικής εργασίας είναι να δώσει μια επισκόπηση των Στόχων Βιώσιμης Ανάπτυξης του ΟΗΕ της ατζέντας 2030 στο πρόγραμμα σπουδών του Πανεπιστημίου. Ειδικότερα, στόχος είναι να εξεταστεί, να αναλυθεί και να αξιολογηθεί ο τρόπος με τον οποίο το ΟΠΑ μπορεί να συνεισφέρει στους SDG 16 & 17 και στην αξία τους. Το πρωταρχικό καθήκον είναι να γίνει η ανάλυση μέσω μιας ολοκληρωμένης μεθοδολογίας σχετικά με τα γιατί και να καταδειχθεί η σημασία για τον μετασχηματισμό της Ελληνικής Κοινωνίας, απαντώντας παράλληλα στο κύριο ερευνητικό ερώτημα: Πώς μπορεί το ΟΠΑ να συνεισφέρει στους ΣΒΑ;Η μελέτη προτείνει μια μεθοδολογία ανάλυσης των τεσσάρων πυλώνων: i) Εκπαίδευση ii) Έρευνα iii) Λειτουργίες & Διακυβέρνηση iv) Εξωτερική Ηγεσία και διάφορες μορφές χαρτογράφησης των δραστηριοτήτων, μαθημάτων, ερευνητικών προϊόντων και στρατηγικών πολιτικών. Συνάγεται το συμπέρασμα ότι το κύριο πλεονέκτημα του ΟΠΑ είναι ότι παρέχει γνώσεις, δεξιότητες και κίνητρα στους μαθητές και ενισχύει τις ικανότητές τους. Το επόμενο σημαντικό εύρημα καταδεικνύει τον αντίκτυπο των ερευνητικών προϊόντων καθώς ο SDG 16 έχει την υψηλότερη επιρροή μεταξύ των άλλων και τις ευκαιρίες από τα ερευνητικά εργαστήρια και άλλες συνεργασίες που επιτρέπουν τη ροή της καινοτομίας από άποψη Κοινωνικής, Περιβαλλοντικής και Οικονομικής προοπτικής.Τέλος, πραγματοποιείται ανάλυση Δυνατών, Αδύνατων σημείων Ευκαιριών, Απειλών (SWOT Analysis) προκειμένου να παρασχεθεί ένα σύνολο συστάσεων που αξιοποιεί τα αποτελέσματα στο πλαίσιο του ΟΠΑ, εσωτερικά ως πρότυπο Πανεπιστήμιο και εξωτερικά στην κοινωνία.Τεκμήριο Cost benefit analysis of a renewable energy investment project: an offshore wind farm project for GreeceMakri, Vasiliki K.; Athens University of Economics and Business, Department of International European Economic Studies; Xepapadeas, AnastasiosThe present Thesis aims to provide a Cost-Benefit Analysis of a renewable energy investment project involving the integration of an offshore wind farm in Limnos Island. This project can be seen as a part of the wider European effort to fight climate change, improve energy security and enhance Europe competitiveness and independence towards the energy sector. The project’s coherence with the strategic direction of both the European and national renewable energy policy is also demonstrated. The results of the study, contingent upon the assumptions made, suggest that the economic benefits stemming from the project are adequate enough to outweigh the high initial cost.Τεκμήριο Debt-overhang problem in the non-financial sector and the Covid-19 crisis: the case of Greek hotel sector(10-03-2023) Λαμπρινάκου, Ελισάβετ; Lampinakou, Elisavet; Athens University of Economics and Business, Department of International European Economic Studies; Topaloglou, Nikolaos; Tzavalis, Elias; Pagratis, SpyridonΠροκειμένου να μετριαστεί η επίδραση που θα είχε η πανδημία του COVID-19 στην οικονομία, οι δημόσιες αρχές κατέφυγαν σε πρωτοφανή μέτρα. Λόγω αυτών των άμεσων και ουσιαστικών πολιτικών απαντήσεων, τόσο η οικονομία όσο και το χρηματοπιστωτικό σύστημα μπόρεσαν να αποφύγουν μια σημαντική επιβράδυνση. Από την άλλη, καθώς η οικονομία δείχνει σημάδια βελτίωσης, υπάρχει πιθανότητα να προκύψει πρόβλημα υπερχείλισης χρέους.Σκοπός της παρούσας διπλωματικής εργασίας είναι να ζητήσει ανατροφοδότηση από μέλη του ευρύτερου κοινού σχετικά με πιθανές λύσεις σε αυτό το πρόβλημα.Στο πρώτο κεφάλαιο, ο ερευνητής κάνει μια εισαγωγή στο πρόβλημα της υπερχείλισης του χρέους στον μη χρηματοπιστωτικό τομέα. Στο δεύτερο κεφάλαιο, ο ερευνητής αναφέρεται στην εναλλακτική προσέγγιση και στη διάκριση μεταξύ βιώσιμων και μη βιώσιμων επιχειρήσεων. Στο τρίτο κεφάλαιο, ο ερευνητής αναφέρεται στην ανατομία των εταιρειών ζόμπι ενώ στο τέταρτο κεφάλαιο, ο ερευνητής αναφέρεται στο πρόβλημα υπερχείλισης του χρέους στη μετά τον Covid εποχή. Στο πέμπτο κεφάλαιο ο ερευνητής αναφέρεται στην περίπτωση του ελληνικού ξενοδοχειακού τομέα. Στο έκτο και τελευταίο κεφάλαιο, ο ερευνητής κάνει ορισμένες συμπερασματικές παρατηρήσεις.Τεκμήριο Determinants of economic growth: an empirical analysis in a panel of 28 OECD countriesTavoularis, Stylianos; Athens University of Economics and Business, Department of International European Economic Studies; Economides, GeorgeAim of this paper is to identify the determinants of economic growth. In order to do so, an empirical analysis is conducted in a panel of 28 countries from 1960 to 2015. The empirical findings suggest that growth rate is enhanced and simultaneously stimulated by lower fertility rate, less ethnic tensions, better maintenance of rule of law, higher degree of international openness, lower inflation rate, higher investment ratio and lower tax burden. Growth is negatively related to the initial per capita GDP, ceteris paribus, something that supports the conditional convergence notion .We also find a positive relationship between democracy and growth where the former is measured in terms of political rights. To add more, there is strong indication of a nonlinear relation. In the absence of respect towards political and human rights, democratization tends to stimulate growth. But when a moderate degree of democracy is achieved, the effect of an improvement in democracy is not that intense as in the case where the degree of democracy is small.Τεκμήριο The effect of Investor-State Dispute Settlement mechanisms on investor confidence: empirical evidence from the Transpacific Partnership’s Tobacco negotiationsPapaefthymiou, Argyrios I.; Athens University of Economics and Business, Department of International European Economic Studies; Hatzipanayotou, Panos; Bilias, IoannisThe present thesis attempts to provide an empirical perspective on the expected impact that a trend towards rolling back ISDS would have on firm-level profits. This is done through an event study examination of the relationship between the presence of an ISDS mechanism in an IIA and investor confidence. Specifically, we ask the question: how do investors react to announcements regarding the prospect of limited ISDS benefits in a trade and investment treaty that is under negotiation? The underlying purpose of this exercise is to examine how investors view ISDS, in terms of its availability alone, from a profit-enhancing perspective. Do they consider their exclusion from access to ISDS in atrade and investment agreement, in and of itself, an indication of future losses/loss of profits for the firm? Depending on the findings from such an empirical study, certain conclusions could be drawn as to how integral a part of modern international economic cooperation treaties investors consider ISDS to be. We view the case of the TPP’s so-called ‘tobacco carve-out’ as providing a unique opportunity to perform an empirical study such as the one delineated above. Given that this provision directly affected one particular industry as far as access to ISDS under the treaty is concerned, this enables us to examine whether certain news related to the negotiations preceding the provision’s final unveiling were followed by abnormally negative returns in the stocks of affected US tobacco companies. In other words, in light of the considerable political pressure that the tobacco industry channeled towards avoiding limitations on its ISDS benefits in the TPP, did those tobacco companies potentially affected by an ISDS carve-out ‘put their money were their mouth is’? To our knowledge, the present thesis constitutes the first endeavour to employ an event study approach in examining the impact of a specific provision in an international trade and/or investment agreement on investor confidence.Τεκμήριο Electricity market structure & regulatory reforms on performance in electricity generationGiannakopoulou, Georgia; Athens University of Economics and Business, Department of International European Economic Studies; Halkos, GeorgeThis study discusses the evolution of the Electricity Market. Firstly, the basic structure of electricity supply and demand is presented and then the architecture of the power market follows. We discuss analytically how monopolies and vertically connected markets deregulate and form other types of organizations. Features of each and every design and several examples from countries that implemented different structures are presented. The electricity market under an environmental perspective is considered and explained in a simple way, giving attention to how markets clear and how prices are imposed, and through, which mechanisms. We examine if and under which circumstances is there a preferable design, analyzing what the economic theory claims about optimal pricing and its implementation. During this process, is taken into consideration that the first-best solution scheme doesn’t recover the costs of the firm or the monopoly. Finally, we present an empirical analysis as far as it concern the electricity generation using various data associated with the issue under consideration. Panel data analysis is used in order to capture the differences between the different systems of organization in the market.Τεκμήριο An empirical investigation of the relationship between FDI flows and exportsKaragiotis, Apostolos; Athens University of Economics and Business, Department of International European Economic Studies; Kalyvitis, SarantisThe purpose of this thesis is to explore the relationship between FDI flows to Greece and Greek exports. First, some stylized facts are presented, regarding FDI flows and the profile of Greek Exports from 1985 to 2015. Second, I use FDI and exports data from various sources and calculate the Pearson's correlation coefficients for a sample of 17 countries (Greece's trade partners) and another one of 7 industries for the years 2003-2015. Overall, most coefficients are negative and insignificant. However, a positive, linear FDI-exports correlation seems to exist for the cases of Luxembourg, Cyprus and most Balkan countries, as well as for the industries of Textiles, Transportations and Office/Telecom equipment.Τεκμήριο Empirical microstructure analysis of the system of SETS of the London stock exchange(Athens University of Economics and Business, 01-2007) Kouki, Amairisa; Athens University of Economics and Business, Department of International European Economic Studies; Skouras, SpyrosThesis - Athens University of Economics and Business. Postgraduate, Department of International and European Economic StudiesΤεκμήριο Empirical tests of the capital asset pricing model(Athens University of Economics and Business, 09-1997) Parissi, Sofia; Demos, Antonios; Athens University of Economics and Business, Department of International European Economic StudiesThesis - Athens University of Economics and Business. Postgraduate, Department of International and European Economic StudiesΤεκμήριο Exotic options pricing & implementations in risk management(31-03-2023) Παντής, Ιωάννης; Pantis, Ioannis; Athens University of Economics and Business, Department of International European Economic Studies; Dendramis, Yiannis; Skouras, Spyros; Topaloglou, NikolaosΣτο πρώτο μέρος της εργασίας (Part A) αναλύονται οι πλέον διαδεδομένες μέθοδοι μέτρησης του χρηματοοικονομικού κινδύνου, δηλαδή το Value at Risk (VaR), το Conditional Value at Risk (CVaR) και το Stress Testing. Μεγαλύτερη έμφαση δίνεται στον υπολογισμό των VaR και CVaR με συνολικά εφτά διαφορετικές προσεγγίσεις, αλλά και στην ανάδειξη των πλεονεκτημάτων και των μειονεκτημάτων της κάθε προσέγγισης. Στο δεύτερο μέρος (Part B) αναλύονται τα βασικά χαρακτηριστικά των υπό εξέταση exotic options, ήτοι των Barrier options, Lookback options, Asian options, Chooser options, Compound options και Digital options. Παράλληλα, γίνεται εισαγωγή στην έννοια των «Greek Letters» και στην διαδικασία αντιστάθμισης των κινδύνων που αυτά αντιπροσωπεύουν σε χαρτοφυλάκια δικαιωμάτων προαίρεσης. Το τρίτο μέρος (Part C) περιλαμβάνει μια εις βάθος ανάλυση των επικρατέστερων μεθόδων τιμολόγησης δικαιωμάτων - οι οποίες είναι το μοντέλο Black-Scholes-Merton, το διωνυμικό μοντέλο (Binomial Tree) και το Monte Carlo Simulation - ενώ επικεντρώνεται στην τιμολόγηση των exotic options με τις δύο πρώτες μεθόδους. Τέλος, το εμπειρικό κομμάτι της διπλωματικής αφορά στην εξέταση της αποτελεσματικότητας του Monte Carlo στην τιμολόγηση των exotic options, σε σύγκριση με τις τιμές που δίνει το Black & Scholes.Τεκμήριο The finance of environmental investmentsPantazi, Eleni-Kyparissia; Athens University of Economics and Business, Department of International European Economic Studies; Halkos, GeorgeThe aim of this dissertation is to highlight the importance of the environmental finance and the inextricable relationship between the economic development, finance and investments with the environment. The economic growth, the finance of environmental investments and the emissions price dynamics are analyzed. Having used a panel data analysis to four groups of countries, several empirical findings have been raised concerning the CO2 emissions; (i) an N-shape relationship is evident between CO2 emissions and economic growth in the presence of R&D and Renewable Energy Consumption in all cases except America, where we have an inverted U-shape relationship; (ii) a negative relationship is evident between R&D and CO2 emissions; (iii) the same negative relationship is evident in the case of Renewable Energy Consumption and CO2 emissions.Τεκμήριο Foreign Direct Investment from developing to developed countries: the case of ChinaKarantza, Evgenia; Athens University of Economics and Business, Department of International European Economic Studies; Milliou, ChrysovalantouForeign Direct Investment (FDI) is considered as a very powerful investment tool for economically developed and less developed countries. Developing countries, emerging economies and countries in transition have come increasingly to see FDI as a source of economic growth and development. The motivation of such economies to attract FDI is connected with the desire of expanding and internationalizing to the world and to contribute to the rise of domestic income and employment rate, to technology transfer and diffusion of knowledge and last to social development. The global market of FDI has undergone significant changes the last decade, showing the increasingly important role of multinational enterprises from developing countries to the rise of foreign direct investment from such economies. Foreign direct investment has grown at a phenomenal rate since the late 1990s, and the world market for it has become more competitive. Developing countries are becoming increasingly attractive investment destinations, but also popular investors to other countries. The participation of developing economies to outward FDI has risen significantly the last years, as in 2000 the share of developing countries in the world outward FDI stock was at 7%, in 2007 the share was at 12%, in 2010 the share was at 27% and in the latest recorded year, at 2014, the share had reached the tremendous rate of 36%. The share of multinational enterprises from developing countries to the total world outward FDI stock increased from 10% the year of 2003 to 40% the year of 2012 and since then it is at its highest levels. Furthermore, the majority of outward FDI from developing countries is concentrated to other developing countries, but the 28% of outward FDI is concentrated to developed economy targets and the main type of FDI used is cross-boarder Mergers and Acquisitions (M&As). Among all developing countries, China has become the leading investor of foreign direct investment abroad and the third biggest foreign investor worldwide. The theme of the present thesis is foreign direct investment from developing countries to developed ones. Inside the thesis there will be a thorough presentation of theoretical and empirical analysis of foreign direct investment as a choice of expansion of multinational enterprises from developing countries to developed ones, a presentation of the motives and the effects of FDI of such countries, the recent trends of FDI and a presentation of the case of China, as a perfect example of foreign direct investment from developing economies to developed economies. The structure of the thesis is the following. In the second chapter of the thesis, there is presented the theoretical background of FDI. More specifically, there are mentioned the definition of foreign direct investment and the facts that consider a firm multinational. In addition, the second chapter includes the motives and the types of FDI according to established bibliography and the impact of foreign direct investment to the country of origin and the host country. In the third chapter of the present paper there is an extended presentation of the recent trends and the characteristics of foreign direct investment using mostly the annual reports of United Nations Conference on Trade And Development (UNCTAD). This chapter offers an analysis about the growth of FDI the period 2005-2014 in the countries of origin and the host countries, about the type of expansion abroad that is used, in what sectors and industries do they appear and how these trends of FDI affect the expansion decisions of such countries. However, emphasis is given to developing countries about their actions and their choices either in inward or outward FDI. Several examples of firms, that choose to invest using FDI as an investment tool, are given throughout this chapter and the presentation of FDI trends is supported with several important and informative figures and tables. To continue with the fourth chapter of the paper, we introduce the motives and the impacts of FDI from developing economies and we separate this chapter into two subsections, to the theoretical analysis and to the empirical analysis, using circumstantial research papers about this theme. As long as the theoretical analysis is concerned, it is presented firstly, the mode of expansion of multinational firms from developing countries and secondly the competitive advantages and the effects of technological spillovers on FDI investment decisions. In the second subsection of this chapter, through specific empirical researches we present the results that indicate the home country determinants of outward FDI in developing and transition economies and the importance of technology sourcing factor and technology spillovers for multinational firms. Last, after analyzing the empirical literature about the home market determinants of developing countries in general, the focus will be set on China and the determinants of Chinese outward foreign direct investment and present three case-studies of three leading Chinese firms, TCL, BOE and Lenovo.Τεκμήριο The impact of migration on wages, welfare state and growth : the case of the United Kingdom(Athens University of Economics and Business, 01-2010) Lefa, Ismini; Hatzipanayotou, Panos; Athens University of Economics and Business, Department of International European Economic StudiesThesis - Athens University of Economics and Business. 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