Consider the Following Two Cases

question 17

Multiple Choice

Consider the following two cases. In the first, a U.S. firm purchases 18% of a foreign firm. In the second, a U.S. firm builds a new production facility in a foreign country. Both are ________, with the first referred to as ________ and the second as ________.

• A) foreign direct investment (FDI); inflows; outflows
• B) foreign direct investment (FDI) inflows; brownfield; greenfield
• C) foreign direct investment (FDI) outflows; brownfield; greenfield
• D) foreign direct investment (FDI) outflows; greenfield; brownfield
• E) foreign direct investment (FDI) inflows; greenfield; brownfield

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