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The determinants of inward foreign direct investment in business services across European regions

Castellani, D. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1823-242X, Meliciani, V. and Mirra, L. (2016) The determinants of inward foreign direct investment in business services across European regions. Regional Studies, 50 (4). pp. 671-691. ISSN 1360-0591

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To link to this item DOI: 10.1080/00343404.2014.928677

Abstract/Summary

The determinants of inward foreign direct investment in business services across European regions, Regional Studies. The role of forward linkages with manufacturing sectors and other service sectors as attractors of business services foreign direct investment (FDI) is studied at the regional level. Using data on 146 NUTS-2 regions, it is found that regions specialized in those (manufacturing) sectors that are high potential users of business services attract more FDI in the business services than other regions. Results are robust to the inclusion of the traditional determinants of foreign investments at the regional level as well as to controls for spatial dependence. The results suggest that regional policies aimed at attracting foreign investors in the business service industry might prove ineffective in the absence of a pre-existing local intermediate demand

Item Type:Article
Refereed:Yes
Divisions:Henley Business School > International Business and Strategy
ID Code:43671
Publisher:Routledge

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