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The Geography of Multinational Firms

Pontus Braunerhjelm and Karolina Ekholm Over recent decades, foreign direct investment (FDI) has become a major force in the global economy. The geographical pattern of capital formation, trade and technological spillovers across countries and regions, are to an in­ creasing extent determined by the...

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Other Authors: Braunerhjelm, Pontus (Editor), Ekholm, Karolina (Editor)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: New York, NY Springer US 1998, 1998
Edition:1st ed. 1998
Series:Economics of Science, Technology and Innovation
Subjects:
Business
Economic Development
Management Science
Industrial Organization
Business And Management
Economic Growth
International Economics
International Economic Relations
Online Access:
Collection: Springer Book Archives -2004 - Collection details see MPG.ReNa
Table of Contents:
  • 8.1 Introduction
  • 8.2 Historical Background
  • 8.3 Recent Trends in FDIs
  • 8.4 Specialization- and Trade Patterns
  • 8.5 Geographical Localization and Agglomeration
  • 8.6 Concluding Comments
  • 8.7 References
  • 9 The Choice of Entry Mode in Foreign Direct Investment: Market Structure and Development Level
  • 9.1 Introduction
  • 9.2 Theoretical Bases for the Choice of Entry mode
  • 9.3 Host Country Factors Influencing the Entry Mode Decision
  • 9.4 Descriptive Statistics and Statistical Tests for Swedish MNFs
  • 9.5 Concluding Remarks
  • 9.6 References
  • 10 Strategic Location of Production in Multinational Firms
  • 10.1 Introduction
  • 10.2 Multi-Plant Economies of Scale
  • 10.3 Strategic Investment
  • 10.4 Multi-Market Competition
  • 10.5 Discussion and Conclusions
  • 10.6 References
  • A Appendix: Statistical Tables
  • A Appendix: IUI Survey Questionnaire
  • 1 Introduction
  • 1.1 Outline of the Book
  • 1.2 Summary of Main Findings
  • 1.3 References
  • 2 Multinational Enterprises, and the Theories of Trade and Location
  • 2.1 Introduction
  • 2.2 Background
  • 2.3 A Knowledge-Capital Approach
  • 2.4 A Model with Endogenous Multinationals
  • 2.5 Production Regimes and the Direction of Trade
  • 2.6 Investment Liberalization, the Volume and Direction of Trade
  • 2.7 Investment Liberalization, Factor Prices, and Income Distri bution
  • 2.8 Summary
  • 2.9 References
  • 3 Geographical Specialization of US and Swedish FDI Activity
  • 3.1 Introduction
  • 3.2 Determinants of FDI
  • 3.3 The Pattern of Swedish and US FDI
  • 3.4 Conclusion
  • 3.5 References
  • 3.A Appendix
  • 4 Proximity Advantages, Scale Economies, and the Location of Production
  • 4.1 Introduction
  • 4.2 Evidence on the Country Pattern of Trade and Foreign Production
  • 4.3 Determinants of the Country Pattern of Foreign Production
  • 4.4 The Proximity-Concentration Hypothesis
  • 4.5 Conclusions
  • 4.6 References
  • 5 Organization of the Firm, Foreign Production and Trade
  • 5.1 Introduction
  • 5.2 Swedish MNFs, Trade and Foreign Production
  • 5.3 Theoretical Explanations to Integrated Production Structures
  • 5.4 Hypotheses and Empirical Analysis
  • 5.5 Concluding Remarks
  • 5.6 References
  • 6 Agglomeration in the Geographical Location of Swedish MNFs
  • 6.1 Introduction
  • 6.2 The Clustering of Economic Activities — Previous Research
  • 6.3 Empirical Agglomeration Studies
  • 6.4 Foreign Production by Swedish MNFs and Agglomeration in Location
  • 6.5 Final Remarks
  • 6.6 References
  • 7 Locating R&D Abroad: The Role of Adaptation and Knowledge-Seeking
  • 7.1 Introduction
  • 7.2 Internationalization and Geographical Distribution of R&D
  • 7.3 Determinants of Foreign Affiliate R&D
  • 7.4 Data, Method andVariables
  • 7.5 Empirical Results
  • 7.6 Concluding Remarks
  • 7.7 References
  • 7.A Appendix
  • 8 Patterns of Foreign Direct Investment into Sweden

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