Locational Tournaments in the Context of the EU Competitive Environment A New Institutional Economics Approach to Foreign Direct Investment Policy Competition between Governments in Europe /

• Main Author: Dreyhaupt, Stephan J. (Author)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Wiesbaden : DUV, 2006.
• Subjects: Economics.; Management science.; Economic policy.; Economic Policy.; Economics, general.

The last decade has witnessed a dramatic change in attitude towards foreign direct investment (FDI) and a significant increase in competition between governments to attract FDI as a result. These "locational tournaments" are perpetuated not simply by classical factor endowments, but also b...