In addition to firm and industry characteristics, the heterogeneity of foreign direct investment (FDI) has to be taken into account when analyzing the determinants of outward FDI. We combine two firm-specific datasets on German firms with subsidiaries and joint ventures in the Czech Republic,...

Taking global value chains (GVCs) into account has important implications for trade policy. When production is vertically fragmented and trade in intermediate inputs is prevalent, one has to look differently at a certain number of issues. Through case studies, this paper provides new evidence on...

Daß im Rahmen aktueller Umbrüche die lokalen und regionalen Ebenen zunehmend relevant werden, gilt mittlerweile als Binsenweisheit der Regionalökonomie und Politikwissenschaft. Doch welchen Handlungsspielraum hat lokale Politik tatsächlich? Am Beispiel der Planung und Realisierung von...