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As the Covid-19 vaccine rollouts begin worldwide, governments have the opportunity to craft policies that can build back a better and more sustainable economy. What should be priorities in terms of international business policy? The AIB-UNCTAD joint webinar brings together two panels of leading scholars in the fields of international business, international economics and international development to discuss these issues.
How has the pandemic affected international production networks and what are firms doing to survive and to reconfigure global supply chains, making them more resilient and prepared for future crises? What are the likely strategic responses of multinationals and their plans for the recovery phase? What is the role of FDI – of cross-border investment in international production networks – in supporting economic recovery?
While all types of investment in economic growth and development will be important to reverse income losses and boost employment, the pandemic has increased attention for specific areas of investment: investment in health (for future health system resilience), investment in digital (for economic and supply chain resilience), and investment in renewables (due to an increased realization of what will likely be the next crisis). That means sustainable recovery requires investment not only in productive capacity, but also in infrastructure and social sectors.
What lessons from IB research on FDI and the international operations of firms cut across the international production, infrastructure and services divide? What policy initiatives are needed now to promote and facilitate the mix of investment needed to build back better?
This AIB-UNCTAD Webinar is convened in the overall framework of the World Investment Forum Satellite Events. The academic satellite event will discuss lessons that can be drawn from IB research, knowledge gaps, and a future research and policy analysis agenda relevant for the post-pandemic world.
