Title:Do Chinese SOEs and Private Companies Differ in Their Foreign Location Strategies?
Author(s):AMIGHINI, Alessia; RABELLOTTI, Roberta; SANFILIPPO, MarcoDate:2012Type of Publication:Working PaperSeries/Report no.:EUI RSCASAbstract:We empirically analyze the host-country determinants of Chinese outbound foreign direct investments (ODI) in the period from 2003 to 2008, using disaggregated data by country and sector and distinguishing between State-owned ...
Title:Innovative Features in Conditional Cash Transfers: The impact evaluation of Chile Solidario on households and children
Author(s):MARTORANO, Bruno; SANFILIPPO, MarcoDate:2012Type of Publication:Working PaperSeries/Report no.:UNICEF Innocenti Working PaperAbstract:Social protection represents an important tool to mitigate poverty and to promote adequate living standards and conditions. In Latin America social protection has largely taken the form of large scale implementation of ...
Title:The Impact of China on Manufacturing Exports of Italy and Germany
Author(s):GIOVANNETTI, Giorgia; SANFILIPPO, Marco; VELUCCHI, MargheritaDate:2012Type of Publication:Working PaperSeries/Report no.:EUI RSCASAbstract:This paper analyses the impact of China on the export performance of Italy and Germany to their main trading partners in the OECD markets. Given a strong specialization in the manufacturing sector, these two countries are ...
Title:Chinese FDI strategy in Italy: The 'Marco Polo' effect
Author(s):PIETROBELLI, Carlo; RABELLOTTI, Roberta; SANFILIPPO, MarcoDate:2011Type of Publication:ArticleAbstract:This study investigates the motivations driving Chinese outward direct investment to Italy. The analysis is based on secondary sources and in-depth interviews with key informants and senior managers of Chinese affiliates ...
Title:The 'China Effect' on EU Exports to OECD Markets: A focus on Italy
Author(s):GIOVANNETTI, Giorgia; SANFILIPPO, Marco; VELUCCHI, MargheritaDate:2011Type of Publication:Working PaperSeries/Report no.:UNIFI Scienze Economiche Working PapersAbstract:This paper analyzes the indirect impact of China on the export performance of major European countries (Italy, France, Germany and Spain) in their main destination markets (OECD countries). Given a strong specialization ...
Title:China’s Outward FDI: An industry-level analysis of host country determinants
Author(s):AMIGHINI, Alessia; RABELLOTTI, Roberta; SANFILIPPO, MarcoDate:2011Type of Publication:Working PaperSeries/Report no.:CESifo Working PapersAbstract:We provide an empirical analysis of host country determinants of Chinese outward FDI for the period 2003 to 2008, using data disaggregated by country and industry. We want to assess the relevance of market-seeking, ...
Title:Successes in Social Protection: What lessons can be learned?
Author(s):GIOVANNETTI, Giorgia; DE HAAN, Arjan; SABATES-WHEELER, Rachel; SANFILIPPO, MarcoDate:2011Type of Publication:ArticleAbstract:The recent food, fuel and financial crises have triggered innovation in social protection programmes around the world. Existing evidence suggests that such programmes both protect people from shocks and enable them to ...
Title:Outward FDI from Developing Country MNEs as a Channel for Technological Catch-Up
Author(s):AMIGHINI, Alessia; RABELLOTTI, Roberta; SANFILIPPO, MarcoDate:2010Type of Publication:ArticleAbstract:One of the more recent aspects of the globalization process is the rise and the increasing outward expansion of multinational enterprises (MNEs) from developing countries. Among the more promising effects of this phenomenon ...
Title:Chinese FDI to Africa: What is the Nexus with foreign economic cooperation?
Author(s):SANFILIPPO, MarcoDate:2010Type of Publication:ArticleAbstract:China, once a major recipient of foreign direct investment (FDI), has recently become one of the main 'emerging' investors, especially in developing countries. Chinese Outward Foreign Direct Investment (OFDI) plays a very ...
Title:The ‘Marco Polo’ Effect: Chinese FDI in Italy
Author(s):PIETROBELLI, Carlo; RABELLOTTI, Roberta; SANFILIPPO, MarcoDate:2010Type of Publication:Working PaperSeries/Report no.:Chatham House International Economics Programme PaperAbstract:The study investigates the motivations driving Chinese outward direct investment to Italy. The analysis is based on secondary sources and in-depth interviews with key informants and senior managers of Chinese affiliates ...
Title:The “Marco Polo” Effect: Chinese FDI in Italy
Author(s):PIETROBELLI, Carlo; RABELLOTTI, Roberta; SANFILIPPO, MarcoDate:2010Type of Publication:Working PaperSeries/Report no.:PRIN 2007 Working PaperAbstract:This study investigates the motivations driving Chinese outward direct investment to Italy. The analysis is based on secondary sources and in-depth interviews with key informants and senior managers of Chinese affiliates ...
Title:Do Chinese exports crowd-out African goods? An econometric Analysis by country and sector
Author(s):GIOVANNETTI, Giorgia; SANFILIPPO, MarcoDate:2009Type of Publication:ArticleAbstract:Trade is one of the key channels through which Chinese economic growth affects the world economy and especially developing countries. African manufacturing sector is confined to few traditional sectors. Even if at times, ...
Title:The Rise of Multinationals from Emerging Countries: A review of the literature
Author(s):AMIGHINI, Alessia; SANFILIPPO, Marco; RABELLOTTI, RobertaDate:2009Type of Publication:Working PaperSeries/Report no.:PRIN 2007 Working PapersAbstract:The rising role of developing country MNEs in international markets is one of the most recent aspects of the globalization process. Recent data on the outward expansion of firms from developing countries have induced many ...
