Determinants of FDI Flows within Emerging Economies [electronic resource] : A Case Study of Poland /
Mironko, A.author.
This study provides a detailed examination of foreign direct investment (FDI) in Poland and explores the impact this has on foreign investment policy. It analyzes and identifies location patterns of FDI and strives to determine the supporting motives behind location choices of foreign companies.
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Cover; Title; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; List of Figures; List of Tables; Foreword; Preface and Acknowledgments; List of Abbreviations; 1 Location Choice and Clustering of Foreign Subsidiaries on the Economic Sustainability and Competitiveness of the Host Regions; 1.1 Background and problem setting; 1.2 Outline of the book; 2 Heterogeneity of Economic Space: Introduction of the Problem; 2.1 Regional location choices and clustering of fi rms; 2.2 Nature of cluster formation; 2.3 Location choices and clustering of foreign fi rms
2.4 Regional industrial specialization patterns of foreign fi rms2.5 An industrial specialization and a country-of-origin trajectory development; 2.6 The effect of R&D activity, market size, availability of skilled labor, and labor costs on FDI attractiveness; 2.7 Specifi cities of transition economies; 2.8 Summary and expected contribution; 3 Local Strengths and Foreign Firms' Location Choice: The Research Design, Data, and Methodology; 3.1 Introduction - dependent variable; 3.2 Methods of analysis; 3.3 Organization methods
3.4 Examination of regional industrial specialization trajectories of FDI and their determinants3.5 Data and method - explanatory variables; 3.6 Summary; 3.7 The effect of the presence of industry leaders investing in Poland on the location choices of small and medium-size foreign investors; 4 Concentration of Foreign Firms in Poland based on Industrial Specialization and Country-of-Origin Criteria: The Results and Summary of the Evidence; 4.1 Regional industrial specialization patterns of foreign investment; 4.2 Summary
4.3 Country-of-origin - RLAco - concentration patterns of foreign investment4.4 The results of the RLAco data analysis; 4.5 Summary; 4.6 The infl uence of local economic factors on the location choices of foreign investors in Poland; 4.7 Summary of the results; 4.8 Can the Polish economy do it alone from now on? Analysis of the results; 5 The Results of the Effects of Location Choices by Industry Leading Firms Investing in Poland on the Location Choices of Small and Medium-Size Foreign Investors; 5.1 Do leading fi rms actually lead?; 5.2 Review of the fi ndings
5.3 Podkarpackie and Wielkopolskie regions5.4 Pomorskie and Slaskie regions; 5.5 Kujawsko-Pomorskie and Lódzkie regions; 5.6 The regions with a single leading fi rm; 5.7 The reasons and method of coexistence between large fi rms and SMEs in Poland; 6 Final Analysis of FDI Patterns Across Regions in Poland and Policy Recommendations; 6.1 Policy and further research considerations; 7 Afterword; 7.1 Present situation related to FDI in Poland; 7.2 Moving forward; Appendices; Appendix 1: Concentration of foreign fi rms according to industrial specialization - RLAis
Appendix 2: Concentration of foreign fi rms according to country-of-origin - RLAco
Includes bibliographical references and index.
This study provides a detailed examination of foreign direct investment (FDI) in Poland and explores the impact this has on foreign investment policy. It analyzes and identifies location patterns of FDI and strives to determine the supporting motives behind location choices of foreign companies.
International business enterprises.
Development economics.
Regional economics.
Spatial economics.
Industrial organization.
International economics.
Political science.
International Business.
Development Economics.
Regional/Spatial Science.
Industrial Organization.
International Economics.
Political Science.