Achieving U.S. Energy Goals — How Americans at Insourcing Companies Are Already on the Job

By Professor MatthewJ. Slaughter (Jan 10)

The U.S. government needs to partner with other governments to find energy solutions and to encourage insourcing and support open capital markets. More

Sovereign Wealth Funds: Much Ado About Some Money

Charles Kovacs, Vale Columbia Center on Sustainable International Investment (10-26-2009)

SWFs will continue to favor the major advanced economies, although they are unlikely to become a significant source of FDI. More

Asian-Pacific Foreign Direct Investment in the United States

U.S. Department of Commerce, International Trade Administration (8-26-2009)

FDI from Asian-Pacific countries plays an important and growing role in the U.S. economy. More

OCO INSIGHT: A New Investment Paradigm

OCO Global (7-21-2009)

OCO Insight publication explores the major transitions under way in the FDI market, brought about in part by the economic crises and its resulting impact on FDI volumes. More

Foreign Direct Investment in the United States: New Investment in 2008

By Thomas Anderson (6-30-2009)

BEA data shows that outlays for foreign direct investors to acquire or to establish U.S. businesses were $260.4 billion in 2008, a 3 percent increase over the previous year. More

Guide to Federal Incentives and Programs Available to Investors

From Invest in America (6-24-2009)

This document contains federal incentives and programs available to investors in the United States based on research conducted by Invest in America staff. More

Sovereign Wealth Funds: Laws Limiting Foreign Investment Affect U.S. Assets

The World Bank (5-26-2009)

Questions have been raised about SWFs’ lack of transparency and the potential impact of their investments on recipient countries. More

Global Investment Promotion Benchmarking 2009

The World Bank (5-14-2009)

Over 70 percent of government investment-promotion intermediaries miss out on investment and job-creating opportunities by failing to provide accurate and timely information to potential investors. More

Foreign Direct Investment, Productivity, and Country Growth: An Overview

Silvio Contessi and Ariel Weinberger, Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis Review (4-30-2009)

Authors explore evidence of the relationship between foreign direct investment and national growth and the output “multinational sectors” exhibit on labor productivity. More

Is it time to invest in United States solar manufacturing?

Deloitte Consulting LLP (4-29-2009)

The U.S. has the potential to be the next big emerging market for solar. Will it become a leader in solar manufacturing, too? More

American Wind Energy Association Annual Wind Industry Report (2008)

AWEA (4-29-2009)

In 2008, the U.S. wind energy industry brought online over 8,500 megawatts (MW) of new wind power capacity, catapulting the U.S. ahead of Germany as the country with the largest amount of installed wind capacity. More

North American Cities of the Future 2009/2010

FDI Magazine (4-29-2009)

New York, Chicago, Houston, and San Francisco are the top cities in FDI magazine’s 2009/10 North American Cities of the Future competition, which involved data collection for more than 400 cities. More

The Enterprise Of The Future: Implications For Midsize Organizations

IBM (2-19-2009)

The rate and scope of change in the business environment is unprecedented. Organizations that approach this climate as an opportunity are the ones experiencing greater financial returns. Explore the study to learn about the core traits shared by these successful midsize organizations. More

Guidance Concerning the National Security Review Conducted by the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CIFUS)

U.S. Department of Treasury (2-19-2009)

This document provides guidance to U.S. Businesses and foreign persons that are parties to transactions that are covered by section 721 of the Defense Production Act of 1950. More

Does Offshoring Still Make Sense?

Archstone Consulting (2-17-2009)

A new study from Archstone Consulting, a leading management strategy and operations consultancy, found that almost 90 percent of the companies surveyed are considering changing – or have begun changing – their manufacturing and supply strategy and are being more and more selective in making offshoring decisions. More

New Age of Trade

Cushman & Wakefield and NAIOP (1-16-2009)

Cushman & Wakefield and NAIOP today released a joint research report on trade patterns in North and South America that suggests a growing trend toward “near sourcing” of U.S. manufacturing centers, which has the potential to dramatically alter trade routes throughout the region. The report, entitled “The New Age of Trade”, also examines the effects of near sourcing on supply chain management and investment opportunities in Central America, the U.S, and Canada. More

The Revised National Security Review Process for FDI in the U.S.

Location USA (1-15-2009)

The Vale Columbia Center on Sustainable International Investment has released its second Columbia FDI Perspective , “The Revised National Security Review Process for FDI in the U.S.” This explains the new regulations governing the U.S. government’s national security review process for foreign mergers and acquisitions of U.S. businesses which became effective December 22, 2008. More

Sovereign Wealth Funds

Location USA (12-23-2008)

This is the first in a series of reports that the GAO plans to issue on various aspects of Sovereign Wealth Funds (SWFs). More

Emerging Trends in Real Estate® 2009

PricewaterhouseCoopers (12-23-2008)

The recession is likely to create a chaotic environment for real estate investment in 2009, according to this joint study from PricewaterhouseCoopers and the Urban Land Institute. More

Columbia FDI Perspectives: The FDI Recession Has Begun

Karl P. Sauvant, Executive Director, Vale Columbia Center on Sustainable International Investment.
(12-11-2008)

Perspectives on topical foreign direct investment issues by the Vale Columbia Center on Sustainable International Investment. More

IBM Global Location Trends

Area Development Online (10-01-2008)

IBM's Global Location Trends report-October 2008 estimates that 1.2 million jobs will be created by 10,200 foreign (greenfield) investment projects announced in 2007. More

The Global Skills Convergence: Issues and Ideas for the Management of an International Workforce

Area Development Online (9-01-2008)

The supply of both skilled and unskilled labor in major economies is expected to decrease significantly over the next decade, creating challenges for business leaders and opportunities for the global workforce to migrate to understaffed countries for employment, according to a study recently released by KPMG International. More

Made in North America: Has NAFTA Made Us Competitive?

Area Development Online (6-01-2008)

Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu member firms in Canada, Mexico and the United States recently surveyed 321 executives of leading North American manufacturing enterprises in order to find out if globalization will ultimately compromise the productivity, competitiveness, and profitability of domestic manufacturers. More