TY - JOUR
T1 - The Location Choice of Foreign Direct Investments
T2 - Empirical Evidence and Methodological Challenges
AU - Bernhard Nielsen, Bo
AU - Asmussen, Christian
AU - Weatherhall, Cecile Dohlmann
PY - 2017/1/1
Y1 - 2017/1/1
N2 - The choice of location of foreign direct investments (FDI) by multinational enterprises (MNEs) has been the subject of intense scrutiny for decades and continues to be so. Yet, the vast diversity in methodological approaches, levels of analysis, and empirical evidence precludes a comprehensive understanding of the phenomenon. We review and evaluate 153 quantitative studies on FDI location choice over four decades from 1976 to 2015 across multiple disciplines, including international business, management, economics, urban and regional studies, and economic geography. Our review provides a comprehensive analysis of the empirical evidence and methodological implications to guide future empirical research on FDI location choice.
AB - The choice of location of foreign direct investments (FDI) by multinational enterprises (MNEs) has been the subject of intense scrutiny for decades and continues to be so. Yet, the vast diversity in methodological approaches, levels of analysis, and empirical evidence precludes a comprehensive understanding of the phenomenon. We review and evaluate 153 quantitative studies on FDI location choice over four decades from 1976 to 2015 across multiple disciplines, including international business, management, economics, urban and regional studies, and economic geography. Our review provides a comprehensive analysis of the empirical evidence and methodological implications to guide future empirical research on FDI location choice.
U2 - 10.1016/j.jwb.2016.10.006
DO - 10.1016/j.jwb.2016.10.006
M3 - Book/Film/Article review
SN - 1090-9516
VL - 52
SP - 62
EP - 82
JO - JOURNAL OF WORLD BUSINESS
JF - JOURNAL OF WORLD BUSINESS
IS - 1
ER -