Foreign Direct Investment in the Real and Financial Sector of Industrial Countries

• Foreign Direct Investment in the Real and Financial Sector of Industrial Countries: A Summary.- 1 Host-Country Determinants of U.S. Foreign Direct Investment into Europe.- Discussion.- 2 The Economics of Foreign Direct Investment Incentives.- Discussion.- 3 Chains of Ownership, Regional Tax Competition, and Foreign Direct Investment.- 4 Fiscal Policies, European Integration and Structural Changes in the Location of German Foreign Direct Investment.- Discussion.- 5 Ownership, Capital or Outsourcing: What Drives German Investment to Eastern Europe?.- 6 Is there a Potential for Increases in FDI for Central and Eastern European Countries Following EU Accession?.- Discussion.- 7 EU Accession and Prospective FDI Flows to CEE Countries: A View from Ireland.- Discussion.- 8 A “new” Micro Database for German FDI.- 9 Foreign Direct Investment: Who Cares about Ownership?.- Discussion.- 10 Determinants of Cross-Border Mergers in European Banking.- Discussion.- 11 Cross-border Mergers in European Banking and Bank Efficiency 295 Rudi Vander Vennet.- Discussion.- 12 Determinants of Cross-Border Bank Mergers: Is Europe Different?.- Discussion.- Notes on Contributors.

From the reviews: "The book covers a broad range of empirical FDI issues ... . In an excellent introduction, the editors assemble the chapters in a way such that this coherent overall picture emerges. Discussions after almost every chapter by many high-profile economists enrich the book further. The book is an obligatory reading both for students and economists who want to gain an overview over facts and literature on empirical FDI research, as well as researchers who want to obtain an update from the research frontier ... ." (Dieter Urban, Review of World Economics, Vol. 140 (2), 2004)