Switzerland is a prime location for both domestically owned as well as foreign-owned multinational enterprises (MNEs). In this paper, we review the literature on MNE activity with respect to its main fundamental (non-policy) drivers, the non-fiscal consequences of MNEs for various economic...

This paper provides an analysis of non-cooperative tariff-setting in the presence on foreign direct investment. We set up a two-country general equilibrium model with co-existence of exporters and horizontal multinational firms. For symmetric countries, analytical results are derived. The...