@article{Buckley:330931, recid = {330931}, author = {Buckley, Rita}, title = {The Impact of Foreign Direct Investment on the Profitability of the Software Sector in Ireland}, address = {2001}, pages = {15}, year = {2001}, note = {Presented at the 4th Annual Conference on Global Economic Analysis, Purdue University, USA}, abstract = {This paper examines the extent to which foreign direct investment in the software sector in Ireland has an impact on the reported profits in domestic firms. A model of corporate profitability is developed to assess the implications for the domestic sector of inward investment flows. The paper concludes that there is a significant positive relationship between the two and contributes to the present debate relating to the potential dynamic gains of inward investment and the role of MNC’s as engines of growth.}, url = {http://ageconsearch.umn.edu/record/330931}, }