FOREIGN DIRECT INVESTMENT IN SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA: CHANGING LOCATION-SPECIFIC ADVANTAGES AS SIGNALS OF COMPETITIVENESS

被引:1
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作者
Bartels, Frank L. [1 ]
Eicher, Markus [2 ]
Bachtrog, Christopher [3 ]
Rezonja, Gorazd [4 ]
机构
[1] United Nations Ind Dev Org, Res & Stat Branch, Vienna, Austria
[2] SEQUA GmbH, Bonn, Germany
[3] Univ Vienna, Econ & Business Adm, Vienna, Austria
[4] Diplomat Acad Vienna, Vienna, Austria
来源
DEVELOPING ECONOMIES | 2009年 / 47卷 / 03期
关键词
Foreign direct investment; Location-specific advantages; Factor competitiveness; Multinational enterprises; F21; R3; P42; F23; FIRM-SPECIFIC ADVANTAGES; FDI; DETERMINANTS; GLOBALIZATION; SPILLOVERS; STRATEGIES; OWNERSHIP; TREATIES; NUMBERS; IMPACT;
D O I
10.1111/j.1746-1049.2009.00086.x
中图分类号
F0 [经济学]; F1 [世界各国经济概况、经济史、经济地理]; C [社会科学总论];
学科分类号
0201 ; 020105 ; 03 ; 0303 ;
摘要
This paper uses longitudinal factor analysis of location-specific advantages that are relevant to the foreign direct investment decisions of multinational enterprises (MNEs) in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) to signal changes in location competitiveness. A total of 1,216 responses by MNEs to a survey in 15 SSA countries are analyzed. We find that, first, over a three-year period (2002-5), MNEs perceive a positive change in the market-servicing environment in SSA. Second, MNEs find negative changes in SSA regarding the availability of input factors and characteristics of market demand.
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页码:244 / 278
页数:35
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