Journal article | Zeitschriftenartikel
Agglomeration economies and the location of foreign direct investment: empirical evidence from Romania
We exploit the large inflow of FDI into Romania, after the revolution in 1989, to study the determinants of FDI location in transition economies. Using a conditional logit setup and choice-specific fixed effects, we find that external economies from service agglomeration are the main determinant of FDI-location. An increase in service employment density by 10 percent makes the average Romanian county 11.9 percent more likely to attract a foreign investor. Industry specific foreign and domestic agglomeration economies and labor conflicts also impact FDI-location. A comparison with findings of other studies suggests that service agglomeration economies may be geographically quite localized.
- Alternative title
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Agglomerationsvorteile und der Standort von ausländischen Direktinvestitionen: empirische Evidenz aus Rumänien
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Seite(n): 355-371
- Language
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Englisch
- Notes
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Status: Postprint; begutachtet (peer reviewed)
- Bibliographic citation
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Regional Studies, 44(3)
- Subject
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Wirtschaft
Städtebau, Raumplanung, Landschaftsgestaltung
Volkswirtschaftslehre
Raumplanung und Regionalforschung
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Geistige Schöpfung
- (who)
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Hilber, Christian A. L.
Voicu, Ioan
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Veröffentlichung
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Vereinigtes Königreich
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2010
- DOI
- URN
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urn:nbn:de:0168-ssoar-233651
- Rights
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GESIS - Leibniz-Institut für Sozialwissenschaften. Bibliothek Köln
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21.06.2024, 4:27 PM CEST
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- Zeitschriftenartikel
Associated
- Hilber, Christian A. L.
- Voicu, Ioan
Time of origin
- 2010