Determinants of Foreign Direct Investment in CEEC: with Focus on Slovakia and Manufacturing Sector

Eastern European countries (CEECs) started to be popular destinations for foreign direct investment (FDI) inflows not until 1990s and over time became successful FDI recipients. Currently, an ongoing investment of Jaguar Land Rover into Slovakia is a highly discussed topic. As the inflows of FDI to CEECs gained importance over time, helped by becoming the European Union (EU) member or candidate countries, it is necessary to understand the main factors attracting FDI into this region. As FDI decisions are mainly sector oriented, it is also necessary to focus on sector level. Nevertheless, such studies are very rare especially owing to issues related to data collection. Therefore, this paper is devoted to the topic of determinants of FDI in CEECs with focus on Slovakia and manufacturing sector. The aim of the paper is to identify the main factors affecting the FDI flows in CEECs focused on Slovakia and manufacturing sector.