Foreign direct investment (FDI) is widely thought to be an important channel for the introduction of new ideas, technologies and standards to the transition economies in Central and Eastern Europe. This paper contains a panel data analysis of the factors affecting aggregate inflows of FDI in the...

The globalisation of the world economy has raised many fears for employment and growth in the advanced economies. Foreign investment has been one of the major factors driving globalisation. The papers in this volume address the role of German foreign investment in the European growth process....