o:29402 The impact of foreign direct investment on host country exports A meta-analysis en ABSTRACT: In this paper, we present a synthesis of the literature examining the impact of foreign direct investment on host country exports. We reviewed and summarised 37 theoretical papers, 27 micro-level empirical studies and analysed 627 specifications from 117 macro-level empirical studies. In exploring the reasons behind the variations of the reported effects in the empirical literature, we applied meta-regression methodology. Our results indicate that the existing empirical literature generally reports a positive impact of foreign direct investment on exports, especially in developing countries. The reported effects are sensitive to research design, model specification and the context of the research. No publication bias was detected in the sampled studies. Based on our results, we provide some avenues and guidelines for future research on this topic. Our results could also have some important implications for policymakers. KEYWORDS: Meta-analysis, foreign direct investment, export, international trade 1552099 10.1111/twec.13011 1552101 0378-5920 2023-05-12T12:58:26.238Z 44 no 46 Radovan Kastratović Univerzitet u Beogradu Ekonomski fakultet 54116873 0000-0002-6138-906X application/pdf 1068182 https://phaidrabg.bg.ac.rs/o:29402 no yes 1 70 92000001 11A03 World Economy 43 12 3142 3183 2020