The Choice of Foreign Locations of Swiss MNEs

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Author
Arvanitis, Spyridon
Hollenstein, Heinz
Stucki, Tobias
Date
2012-08Type
- Working Paper
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Abstract
In this paper, the parent firms’ choice of FDI locations is analyzed based on a unique firm-level dataset for Swiss MNEs. The data allows a detailed characterization of parent companies, their foreign subsidiaries and the two-way trade flows between parent companies and foreign affiliates. In combination with information on the hosts regions of the FDI, the data allows to identify the factors determining the choice among nine alternative destinations. As firm-level studies are quite rare so far and, if available, are based on only few firm characteristics, this research provides substantial new insights. Show more
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KOF Working PapersVolume
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KOF Swiss Economic Institute, ETH ZurichSubject
ECONOMETRICS AND ECONOMETRIC MODELS (OPERATIONS RESEARCH); Foreign Direct Investment; MULTINATIONALE UNTERNEHMEN + KONZERNE; ÖKONOMETRIE UND ÖKONOMETRISCHE MODELLE (OPERATIONS RESEARCH); KAPITALEXPORTE + AUSLANDINVESTITIONEN + DIREKTINVESTITIONEN; Intra-Firm Trade; BUSINESS LOCATION + COMPANY DOMICILE (BUSINESS ECONOMICS); NIEDERLASSUNGEN + UNTERNEHMENSSITZ (BETRIEBSWIRTSCHAFT); Global Location Portfolios; CAPITAL EXPORT + FOREIGN INVESTMENTS + DIRECT INVESTMENTS; MULTINATIONAL CORPORATIONS + CORPORATE GROUPOrganisational unit
02525 - KOF Konjunkturforschungsstelle / KOF Swiss Economic Institute
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