Globalization Drivers in Developed and Less Developed Countries: If Consistent Patterns Can Be Traced

Globalization processes are widely discussed in scientific literature. In our research we adopt an approach, according which globalization; especially in form of inward foreign direct investment (FDI) is one of sources of innovative technologies and proxy of sustainable development of industries and countries’ economies. In order to design efficient government policies in the field of FDI attraction, such globalization drivers have to be revealed and their importance evaluated. In presented paper we raise and verify hypotheses about importance of the following globalization drivers: tax burden, institutional performance and market consumptive capacity. Regression analysis tool, we believe, allows revealing if those drivers are equally important for developed and less developed countries (LDC). Economic interpretation and generalization of obtain results, we believe, would allow indicating if consistent patterns can be traced. If so, more efficient government policies, allowing attract innovative technologies, especially to LDC can be suggested. Reference to this paper should be made as follows: Tvaronavicienė, M.; Grybaitė, V.; Tuncikienė, Ž. 2013. Globalization drivers in developed and less developed countries: if consistent patterns can be traced, Journal of Security and Sustainability Issues 2(4): 5–11. http://dx.doi.org/10.9770/jssi.2013.2.4(1) JEL Classifications: O1, O19, O40, F63