Přínosy a náklady přímých zahraničních investic v České republice

This bachelor's thesis focuses on the benefits and costs of foreign direct investment (FDI) in the Czech Republic's manufacturing industry. The findings show that foreign companies in the Czech Republic have higher labour productivity compared to domestic firms, but lower overall productivity. Nevertheless, domestic firms are catching up with foreign ones, which may indicate a positive impact of FDI on the Czech economy. Although foreign companies invest significantly more in research and development, and these expenditures are growing at a faster rate, the annual number of patents in high-tech sectors and their growth rate are higher among domestic firms, which may or may not suggest a positive influence of FDI on innovation. The most significant negative impacts of FDI include capital outflow and, to some extent, the crowding-out effect. Compared to the Czech Republic, Poland benefits more from the inflow of foreign investment.