The highly rapid expansion of Korea’s overseas direct investment has brought overseas production to the fore in research and policies pertinent to industry. However, despite the growing demand, there is insufficient statistics on overseas investment. As such, this study aims to examine various approaches to develop and improve such statistics. It emphasizes the necessity of creating an information database on the overseas affiliates of Korean firms, along with statistics on their business operations and trends. Furthermore, suggestions are presented for the development of statistics that can help map out the business activities of overseas affiliates based on the parent firms in Korea. It also recommends that micro data should be provided more broadly and a system enabling such provision should be established so that the statistics on outbound investment can be diversely utilized.

Preface
Executive Summary

Chapter 1 Introduction
　Section 1 Research Objectives
　Section 2 Definition of Terms
　Section 3 Scope and Structure of the Study
　Section 4 Literature Review

Chapter 2 Demand for Statistics on Overseas Direct Investment
　Section 1 Definition of Overseas Direct Investment
　Section 2 Global Trends in Overseas Direct Investment
　Section 3 Korea’s Overseas Direct Investment
　Section 4 Importance of Statistics on Overseas Direct Investment

Chapter 3 Current Status of Korea’s Overseas Direct Investment Statistics
　Section 1 Overall Framework of Overseas Direct Investment Statistics
　Section 2 International Balance of Payments
　Section 3 International Investment Position
　Section 4 Overseas Direct Investment Statistics
　Section 5 Survey on Business Activities
　Section 6 Issues in Korea’s Overseas Direct Investment Statistics

Chapter 4 Overseas Direct Investment Statistics in Major Countries
　Section 1 United States
　Section 2 Japan
　Section 3 Implications from the Overseas Direct Investment Statistics of the U.S. and Japan

Chapter 5 Recommendations for the Advancement of Overseas Direct Investment Statistics
　Section 1 Fundamental Goals and Principles
　Section 2 Development Strategies for Overseas Direct Investment Statistics

Chapter 6 Conclusion

References
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