Determinants of FDI Flows Within Emerging Economies : A Case Study of Poland

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. Determinants of FDI Flows within Emerging Economies provides a detailed examination of foreign direct investment (FDI) in Poland and explores the impact this has on foreign investment policy. The book analyzes and identifies the location patterns of FDI across different regions in Poland and strives to determine the supporting motives behind location choices of foreign companies. The study also identifies the leading foreign firms present in Poland and examines whether their presence has an effect on the location choices of smaller foreign firms from the same industry. A revealed location advantage (RLA) model is used to determine relative industrial concentration of foreign firms across Polish regions. Furthermore, statistical analysis between RLA index is used to measure the degree of industrial specialization (across industries) in each region. In addition, relevant local economic factors such as: market size, labor pool and skill, amount of FDI, regional GDP, and the investment in R and D, are used to determine the relationships that support the attraction of foreign firms to particular regions "Cover "--"Series"--"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 rms " -- "2.5 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 " Front Matter....Pages i-xviii Location Choice and Clustering of Foreign Subsidiaries on the Economic Sustainability and Competitiveness of the Host Regions....Pages 1-3 Heterogeneity of Economic Space: Introduction of the Problem....Pages 4-28 Local Strengths and Foreign Firms’ Location Choice: The Research Design, Data, and Methodology....Pages 29-52 Concentration of Foreign Firms in Poland based on Industrial Specialization and Country-of-Origin Criteria: The Results and Summary of the Evidence....Pages 53-157 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....Pages 158-181 Final Analysis of FDI Patterns Across Regions in Poland and Policy Recommendations....Pages 182-187 Afterword....Pages 188-189 Back Matter....Pages 190-306