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Commercial Law

Vanderbilt University Law School

1985

Foreign investment in US

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An Evaluation Of Current Trends In Foreign Direct Investment In The Southeast United States, Dr. Cedric L. Suzman, J. Alexander Heslin Jan 1985

An Evaluation Of Current Trends In Foreign Direct Investment In The Southeast United States, Dr. Cedric L. Suzman, J. Alexander Heslin

Vanderbilt Journal of Transnational Law

Direct investment in the United States by foreigners exceeded direct investment abroad by Americans for the first time in 1981. This development continued in subsequent years. The inflow of capital has clearly resulted in economic growth and added employment. Moreover, the inflow of foreign investment capital has supplemented comparatively low levels of United States savings" and helped increase investment in new plant and equipment--essential for future productivity growth.

The inflow can be expected to continue at high rates as long as the United States economy continues to grow. A real crisis of confidence in the dollar may prove to be …