The tradition of gravity models is in the analysis of trade flows with market size and geographic or economic distance as core variables. Both these variables can be important determinants of FDI, too. However, when such models are used to explain FDI, there can be differences in the mode of...

Compared to other Western European countries, Germany was less successful in attracting FDI in the 1990s. The falling behind in inward-FDI should be no problem if foreign-owned firms (FoFs) were only substitutes for indigenous firms. However, to the extent they differ significantly in terms of...

Die Verlagerung von Arbeitsplätzen in die neuen EU-Beitrittsländer spielt derzeit in der arbeitsmarktpolitischen Diskussion eine große Rolle. Inwieweit hat sich die Öffnung der mittel- und osteuropäischen Beitrittsländer auf die Direktinvestitionen deutscher Unternehmen ausgewirkt? Welche...