TY - UNPB
T1 - Determining FDI Flows into Scandinavia
T2 - The Role of Physical and Intellectual Infrastructure
AU - Kottaridi, Constantina
AU - Bernhard Nielsen, Bo
PY - 2003
Y1 - 2003
N2 - AbstractIn a recent global competitiveness report by the IMF, the four Nordic countries all ranked in top ten, attesting to the region?s growing attractiveness as a host location for MNCs. This paper investigates the driving forces determining foreign direct investment flows into Scandinavia. We use a panel data set covering FDI inflows to Denmark, Sweden, Norway and Finland for the period 1979-2000. Results suggest that, in addition to traditional determinants of FDI, technological advantages of the region are of particular importance for foreign investors. Thus, evidence is provided for the changing pattern of international production indicating strategic needs for MNCs to acquire assets and technology that are specific to particular locations.
AB - AbstractIn a recent global competitiveness report by the IMF, the four Nordic countries all ranked in top ten, attesting to the region?s growing attractiveness as a host location for MNCs. This paper investigates the driving forces determining foreign direct investment flows into Scandinavia. We use a panel data set covering FDI inflows to Denmark, Sweden, Norway and Finland for the period 1979-2000. Results suggest that, in addition to traditional determinants of FDI, technological advantages of the region are of particular importance for foreign investors. Thus, evidence is provided for the changing pattern of international production indicating strategic needs for MNCs to acquire assets and technology that are specific to particular locations.
KW - udenlandske investeringer i Danmark
KW - direkte investeringer
KW - Danmark
KW - Sverige
KW - Norge
KW - Finland
M3 - Working paper
BT - Determining FDI Flows into Scandinavia
CY - København
ER -