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.

The Determinants of Inward Foreign Direct Investment in Business Services across European Regions / Castellani, Davide; Meliciani, Valentina; Mirra, Loredana. - In: REGIONAL STUDIES. - ISSN 0034-3404. - 50:4(2016), pp. 671-691. [10.1080/00343404.2014.928677]

The Determinants of Inward Foreign Direct Investment in Business Services across European Regions

MELICIANI, VALENTINA;
2016

Abstract

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.
2016
The Determinants of Inward Foreign Direct Investment in Business Services across European Regions / Castellani, Davide; Meliciani, Valentina; Mirra, Loredana. - In: REGIONAL STUDIES. - ISSN 0034-3404. - 50:4(2016), pp. 671-691. [10.1080/00343404.2014.928677]
File in questo prodotto:
File Dimensione Formato  
Castellani_et_al_2014.pdf

Solo gestori archivio

Tipologia: Versione dell'editore
Licenza: DRM (Digital rights management) non definiti
Dimensione 427.25 kB
Formato Adobe PDF
427.25 kB Adobe PDF   Visualizza/Apri
Pubblicazioni consigliate

I documenti in IRIS sono protetti da copyright e tutti i diritti sono riservati, salvo diversa indicazione.

Utilizza questo identificativo per citare o creare un link a questo documento: https://hdl.handle.net/11385/154501
Citazioni
  • Scopus 32
  • ???jsp.display-item.citation.isi??? 28
  • OpenAlex ND
social impact