This paper investigates the impact of direct investment by foreign-owned companies on technical progress and hence labour productivity in the UK manufacturing sector. Using an industry-level panel data set we find that foreign-owned firms have a significant positive effect on the level of...

[eng] To determine whether governments can affect foreign businesses'' location choices, the impact of government expenditure (in subsidies or fixed capital), of the effective tax rate for these companies and of the assistance provided by the European Regional Development Fund is assessed. The...

Foreign direct investment in the European Economic Area (EEA) has grown rapidly in recent years. This paper tests for structural change in the geographical and industrial pattern of foreign direct investment in Europe using a panel data set on outward investment by German companies in the EEA...