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The choice of location for the production plants of multinational firms is an important issue, not least because this decision is accompanied by so many fears brought into public debate. This book analyzes how foreign direct investors choose their locations, while exploring the forces which shape international economic geography. Although these two issues are, to some extent, inter-related, researchers have only recently acknowledged the similarity of economic geography and international business approaches to the empirical assessment of likely causes of the degree of spatial concentration observed in many modern industries.
Giving insight into the direction that future research should take, this book contains state-of-the-art papers on both theoretical and empirical levels. This original collection makes a particularly important contribution to our understanding of the existence and impact of home market effects.
Introducing a welcome synthesis between two related and yet rarely integrated areas of study using case studies of firms in Europe, US MNEs and the Mexican automobile industry, this book will be welcomed by both academic and practicing economists. Regional scientists and economists, and those with a specific interest in international trade issues will also find the book enlightening.
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Multinational Firms’ Location and the New Economic Geography NEW HORIZONS IN INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS Series Editor: Peter J. Buckley Centre for International Business, University of Leeds (CIBUL), UK The New Horizons in International Business series has established itself as the world’s leading forum for the presentation of new ideas in international business research. It offers preeminent contributions in the areas of multinational enterprise – including foreign direct investment, business strategy and corporate alliances, global competitive strategies, and entrepreneurship. In short, this series constitutes essential reading for academics, business strategists and policy makers alike. Titles in this series include: China and its Regions Economic Growth and Reform in Chinese Provinces Edited by Mary-Françoise Renard Emerging Issues in International Business Research Edited by Masaaki Kotabe and Preet S. Aulakh Network Knowledge in International Business Edited by Sarianna M. Lundan Business Strategy and National Culture US and Asia Pacific Microcomputer Multinationals in Europe Denise Tsang Learning in the Internationalisation Process of Firms Edited by Anders Blomstermo and D. Deo Sharma Alliance Capitalism and Corporate Management Entrepreneurial Cooperation in Knowledge Based Economies Edited by John H. Dunning and Gavin Boyd The New Economic Analysis of Multinationals An Agenda for Management, Policy and Research Edited by Thomas L. Brewer, Stephen Young and Stephen E. Guisinger Transnational Corporations, Technology and Economic Development Backward Linkages and Knowledge Transfer in South East Asia Axèle Giroud Alliance Capitalism for the New American Economy Edited by Alan M. Rugman and Gavin Boyd The Structural Foundations of International Finance Problems of Growth and Stability Edited by Pier Carlo Padoan, Paul A. Brenton and Gavin Boyd The New Competition for Inward Investment Companies, Institutions and Territorial Development Edited by Nicholas Phelps and Philip Raines Multinational Enterprises, Innovative Strategies and Systems of Innovation Edited by John Cantwell and José Molero Multinational Firms’ Location and the New Economic Geography Edited by Jean-Louis Mucchielli and Thierry Mayer Multinational Firms’ Location and the New Economic Geography Edited by Jean-Louis Mucchielli Professor of Economics, University of Paris I PanthéonSorbonne, Professor Affiliate, ESCP-EAP and Director, TEAM Pôle Economie Mondiale, CNRS, University of Paris I, France and Thierry Mayer Profess