“…On the one hand, there is no direct evidence that FDI affects the rate of changes in economic growth (Gwiazda, 1998); on the other hand, broad benefits arising from the influx of such investments are indicated (Mączyńska, 1999). Foreign direct investment is the main element of supplementing capital shortages in economies (Karaszewski, 2004;Jaworek, 2006), as well as being a source of creating new jobs (Gorynia et al, 2006;Wawrzyniak, 2017;Witkowska, 2000), stimulating new exports (Cieślik, 2016;Nazarczuk et al, 2020aNazarczuk et al, , 2020bShmarlouskaya, 2021), and transferring knowledge and technology (Kuzel, 2017). At the same time, the role of FDI in finances, competitiveness of enterprises, connections with local companies and communities and even ecology is suggested (Adler & Stevens, 1974;Lin, 1995;Bojar, 2001, Karaszewski, 2004Kojima, 2000;Ozawa, 1992;Pakulska & Poniatowska-Jaksch, 2004).…”