U.S. Direct Investment Abroad: Trends and Current Issues

Jackson, James K.

Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service.

关键词: investments;    finance;    International finance;    Foreign investments;    Foreign economic relations - U.S.;   

RP-ID  :  RS21118
RP-ID  :  RS21118_2011Feb01

美国|英语

来源: UNT Digital Library

【 摘 要 】

The United States is the largest investor abroad and the largest recipient of direct investment in the world. Some observers believe U.S. firms invest abroad to avoid U.S. labor unions or high U.S. wages, however, 70% of U.S. foreign direct investment is concentrated in high income developed countries. Even more striking is the fact that the share of investment going to developing countries has fallen in recent years. Most economists conclude that direct investment abroad does not lead to fewer jobs or lower incomes overall for Americans and that the majority of jobs lost among U.S. manufacturing firms over the past decade reflect a broad restructuring of U.S. manufacturing industries.