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We consider the plant location decision of a multinational, which has the option to invest in a more or aless technologically advanced country. We find that in the absence of exporting by the local firms, themultinational will invest in the country lagging behind, unless the firms in that...

The paper deals with the significant impact of location on innovation activity that has been found in many empirical studies. Main elements of such an explanation are the specific problems of a division of innovative labor. Based on an outline of these issues the concept of a regional innovation...

Clusters are systems of localised economic activity and innovation. This report reviews current evidence on clustersand develops policy recommendations for the UK. It argues that clusters include multiple firms from related sectorsthat are co-located within a web of complex linkages and a...

Im Hinblick auf die vieldiskutierte „Sandwich-Position“ Ostdeutschlands – zwischen dentraditionellen Automobilzentren des Westens und den neuen Wachstumszonen undNiedriglohn-Standorten in Mittel- und Osteuropa – befindet sich die ostdeutsche Automobilindustrieweiterhin in einer prekären...

Die zum Jahresbeginn von Nokia angekündigteWerkschließung in Bochum hateinmal mehr das vermeintliche Ausgeliefertseinvon Belegschaften im Standortwettbewerbgezeigt. Die Belegschaften und ihreOrganisationen haben jedoch heute schonmehr Einwirkungsmöglichkeiten auf solcheKapitalentscheidungen,...

Multinational corporations (MNC) search increasingly for lead market knowledge andtechnological expertise around the globe. We investigate whether their subsidiaries gainaccess to these valuable sources of host country knowledge to the same degree as domesticrivals. We develop a theoretical...

The ability to create a competitive and thriving economy is partly dependent onknowledge production and innovation. So how well is the UK performing in theseimportant areas? To assess the UK’s comparative performance, and gauge how itmight perform in the future, it is a useful exercise to...

The introduction of a common currency as well as the harmonization of rules and regulationsin Europe has significantly reduced distance in all its guises. With shrunken costs ofovercoming space, this emphasizes centripetal forces and it should foster consolidation offinancial activity. In a...

China and India are the two leading countries in terms of attracting foreign direct investment. These two countries differ in a number of characteristics, which are important for FDI. Therefore the questions arise which general investment conditions are of importance for companies that are...