Um Informationen über den Internationalisierungsstand der sächsischenWirtschaft zu gewinnen, führte das Institut für Mittelstandsforschung Bonnvon Oktober 2000 bis Juni 2001 im Auftrag des Sächsischen Ministeriumsfür Wirtschaft und Arbeit in Kooperation mit der TU Bergakademie Freibergeine...

Foreign direct investment (FDI) inflows to the Baltic countries were driven by different factors. Initially the process of privatisation and low labour costs attracted investment into public utilities and manufacturing. Later, taking advantage of the Baltic geographical location, further FDI...

During the 1990s most transition economies undertook a series of market reforms, including opening their capital accounts. This paper uses static and dynamic panel techniques to assess the effect of FDI, foreign loans and portfolio flows on domestic investment. In this partial adjustment setup,...

This paper analyzes the effects of a land rent tax on capital formation and foreign investment in a life-cycle small open economy with endogenous labor-leisure choices. Differently from the previous literature, the consequences of land taxation critically depend on how the tax proceeds are used...

Der Jahresmonitor 2023 zeigt, dass Familienunternehmen aufgrund steigender Regulierung und hoher Bürokratielasten die Attraktivität Deutschlands als Investitionsstandort weiterhin als abnehmend bewerten und zunehmend in Auslandsmärkte wie die USA und Polen investieren. Gleichzeitig verdoppelt...

The purpose of this paper is to examine the effects of European integration on the location of investments by Swedish multinational corporations (MNCs). Evidence is presented about the extent to which European integration has attracted investment by Swedish MNCs, and whether foreign direct...

We investigate the interaction between cross-border acquisitions and greenfield entry in a multi-firm setting. It is shown that the net profits of the acquirer may decrease when the acquisition gives the acquirer a strong position in the product market, relative to greenfield entrants. The...