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How far away is an intangible? Services FDI and distance
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Date Issued
2011-09
Date Available
2011-11-02T16:19:41Z
Abstract
Foreign direct investment (FDI) in services has grown significantly in recent years.
Evidence of spatial relationships in FDI decisions have been provided for goods manufacturing by utilizing physical distance-based measures of trade costs. This paper
investigates spatial interactions for services FDI using several distance measures, including physical distance, genetic distance, and transport time. Across different measures of distance, the traditional determinants of outbound FDI activity remain valid
for services. We also find spatial interdependence for services FDI that is generally
supportive of complex vertical motivations.
Evidence of spatial relationships in FDI decisions have been provided for goods manufacturing by utilizing physical distance-based measures of trade costs. This paper
investigates spatial interactions for services FDI using several distance measures, including physical distance, genetic distance, and transport time. Across different measures of distance, the traditional determinants of outbound FDI activity remain valid
for services. We also find spatial interdependence for services FDI that is generally
supportive of complex vertical motivations.
Sponsorship
European Research Council
Type of Material
Working Paper
Publisher
University College Dublin. School of Economics
Series
UCD Centre for Economic Research Working Paper Series
WP11/20
Classification
F21
F23
Subject – LCSH
Service industries--Location
Investments, Foreign
Space in economics
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Language
English
Status of Item
Not peer reviewed
This item is made available under a Creative Commons License
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