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The Role of Geography and Institutions in determining FDI flows into Italian Provinces
Battista, Attilio Di - European Regional Science Association - 2013
(in terms of market access to Mediterranean and European countries) and institutions (presence of Mafia-type crime …, corruption of public officers, inefficiency of the labour judicial system). Provinces with better access to neighbouring … subjects, fewer corruption episodes and lower presence of organized crime should also be associated with higher flows of FDIs …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010740438
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The role of geography and institutions in determining FDI flows into Italian Provinces
Di Battista, Attilio - 2013
(in terms of market access to Mediterranean and European countries) and institutions (presence of Mafia-type crime …, corruption of public officers, inefficiency of the labour judicial system). Provinces with better access to neighbouring … subjects, fewer corruption episodes and lower presence of organized crime should also be associated with higher flows of FDIs …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011514693
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Organized Crime and Foreign Direct Investment : The Italian Case
Daniele, Vittorio - 2014
The paper estimates the effects of organized crime on FDI inflows in 103 Italian provinces in the period 2004-06. The presence of organized crime at a provincial level is quantified through several indicators, based on data for different kinds of crimes: extortion; association for criminal...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012709116
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Organized Crime and Foreign Direct Investment : The Italian Case
Daniele, Vittorio - 2011
The objective of this paper is to examine the impact of crime on FDI inflows in 103 Italian provinces. The incidence of criminality is measured through the number of complaints for different kinds of crime. The analysis has been conducted using different estimation methods for panel data. The...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012756493
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FDI and corporate geography in the home country
Cappariello, Rita; Federico, Stefano; Zizza, Roberta - 2010
This paper contributes to the empirical literature on the home-country effects of FDI. Instead of comparing FDI firms to non-FDI firms, we look at what happens within multi-plant FDI firms and we compare headquarters to onheadquarter plants belonging to the same firm. Using survey data on...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011374392
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FDI and Corporate Geography in the Home Country
Cappariello, Rita; Federico, Stefano; Zizza, Roberta - 2010
This paper contributes to the empirical literature on the home-country effects of FDI. Instead of comparing FDI firms to non-FDI firms, we look at what happens within multi-plant FDI firms and we compare headquarters to onheadquarter plants belonging to the same firm. Using survey data on...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011345457
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Acquisition Versus Greenfield Investment : The Location of Foreign Manufacturers in Italy
Basile, Roberto - 2002
This paper studies FDI location determinants in Italy. FDI measures are the frequencies of acquisitions and greenfield … do not emulate their Italian counterparts. When foreign firms decide to make a greenfield investment in Italy, generally …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014119398
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FDI and corporate geography in the home country
Cappariello, Rita; Federico, Stefano; Zizza, Roberta - 2010
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008702048
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FDI and Corporate Geography in the Home Country
Cappariello, Rita; Federico, Stefano; Zizza, Roberta - FIW - 2010
This paper contributes to the empirical literature on the home-country effects of FDI. Instead of comparing FDI firms to non-FDI firms, we look at what happens within multi-plant FDI firms and we compare headquarters to onheadquarter plants belonging to the same firm. Using survey data on...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008500300
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Organized crime and foreign direct investment: the Italian case
Daniele, Vittorio; Marani, Ugo - 2008
The objective of this paper is to examine the impact of crime on FDI inflows in 103 Italian provinces. The incidence of criminality is measured through the number of complaints for different kinds of crime. The analysis has been conducted using different estimation methods for panel data. The...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010264452