Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: https://hdl.handle.net/10419/186052 
Year of Publication: 
2015
Citation: 
[Journal:] Swiss Journal of Economics and Statistics [ISSN:] 2235-6282 [Volume:] 151 [Issue:] 4 [Publisher:] Springer [Place:] Heidelberg [Year:] 2015 [Pages:] 261-298
Publisher: 
Springer, Heidelberg
Abstract: 
Based on a unique firm-level dataset for Swiss MNEs, this paper characterizes FDI activities located in different host regions. The characterization of the FDI activities is based on information on the parent companies, their foreign subsidiaries and the two-way trade flows between parent companies and foreign affiliates. Concretely, the study provides econometric evidence based on multivariate probit estimates about the relationship between a firm’s choice of nine alternative host regions and the type of FDI (horizontal production-oriented, vertical production-oriented, distribution-oriented), a firm’s FDI experience and its capabilities for innovation, respectively. The estimation results indicate that there is low correlation between a firm’s capability for innovation and FDI experience, respectively, and the location of their FDI activities. Further, our estimates indicate large heterogeneity with respect to the type of FDI activities.
Subjects: 
foreign direct investment
global location portfolios
intra-firm trade
JEL: 
F2
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Document Type: 
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