In the course of transition from planned economies to market economies, foreign direct investment played an important role and contributed to international economic integration in Central and Eastern Europe. This paper investigates the determinants of FDI in Central and Eastern Europe, a region...

The study deals with the question whether external (foreign and West German) investors in East Germany induce technological spillover effects in favor of domestic firms. It ties in with a number of other econometric spillover studies, especially for transition economies, hich show rather mixed...

Die Studie setzt sich mit der Frage auseinander, ob externe (ausländische und westdeutsche) Investoren in Ostdeutschland Technologie-Spillovers zugunsten einheimischer Unternehmen induzieren. Die Untersuchung knüpft an eine Reihe ökonometrischer Spilloverstudien an, vor allem an solche für...

This paper analyses the extent of technological capability of foreign subsidiaries located in East Germany, and looks at the determinants of foreign subsidiaries' technological sourcing behaviour. The theory of international production underlines the importance of strategic and regional level...