An Introduction to the IWH FDI Micro Database
Jutta Günther, Andrea Gauselmann, Philipp Marek, Johannes Stephan, Björn Jindra
Schmollers Jahrbuch,
No. 3,
2011
Abstract
The paper introduces to the IWH FDI micro database. It describes the conceptual ideas of the micro data collection and how the database distinguishes from other existing micro data on foreign investors. Since 2007, the IWH FDI micro database has been collecting firm level information on general business indicators, technological activities and information on governance structures within the enterprise. The data collection takes place at the foreign subsidiaries of multinational firms in East Germany and selected East European countries. The paper outlines which research gaps could already be addressed by use of the database and closes with an outlook on future research potential.
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Aktuelle Trends: Auswärtige Investoren in Ostdeutschland blicken zuversichtlich in das Jahr 2011
Andrea Gauselmann, Jutta Günther, Björn Jindra, Philipp Marek
Wirtschaft im Wandel,
No. 1,
2011
Abstract
Seit dem Jahr 2007 führt das IWH regelmäßig Befragungen auswärtiger Investoren in Ostdeutschland durch. In der Zeit von September bis Oktober 2010 hat das IWH 614 Tochtergesellschaften ausländischer und westdeutscher multinationaler Investoren mit Sitz in Ostdeutschland (einschließlich Berlin) zu ihren Erwartungen für das Geschäftsjahr 2011 befragt. Die Gruppe der befragten Unternehmen umfasst das Produzierende Gewerbe und ausgewählte Bereiche des Dienstleistungssektors. Diese Unternehmen haben in der ostdeutschen Wirtschaft ein erhebliches Gewicht. So arbeitet beispielsweise jeder vierte Arbeitsnehmer im Verarbeitenden Gewerbe in einem Unternehmen mit auswärtigem Investor.
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FDI and Domestic Investment: An Industry-level View
C. Arndt, Claudia M. Buch, Monika Schnitzer
B.E. Journal of Economic Analysis and Policy,
2010
Abstract
Previous empirical work on the link between domestic and foreign investment has provided mixed results. This may partly be due to the level of aggregation of the data. In this paper, we argue that the impact of FDI on the domestic capital stock depends on the structure of industries. Using industry-level data on the stock of German FDI, we test our predictions. We use panel cointegration methods which address the potential endogeneity of FDI. We find evidence for a positive long-run impact of FDI on the domestic capital stock.
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FDI and the National Innovation System - Evidence from Central and Eastern Europe
Jutta Günther, Björn Jindra, Johannes Stephan
D. Dyker (ed.), Network Dynamics in Emerging Regions of Europe, Imperial College Press,
2010
Abstract
The paper investigates strategic motives, technological activities and determinants of foreign investment enterprises’ embeddedness in post-transition economies (Eastern Germany and selected Central East European countries). The empirical study makes use of the IWH FDI micro database. Results of the descriptive analysis of investment motives show that market access dominates over efficiency seeking and other motives. The majority of investors are technologically active in the region as a whole, but countries differ in terms of performance. The probit model estimations show that firm specific characteristics, among them innovativeness and autonomy from parent company, are important determinants of foreign investment enterprises’ embeddedness.
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The Attractiveness of East Germany as Investment Location for Multinational Enterprises (MNEs)
Andrea Gauselmann, Björn Jindra
Wirtschaft im Wandel,
No. 6,
2010
Abstract
The article analyses the general motives of MNEs for investment in East Germany as well as the quality of selected locational factors in East Germany from multinational affiliates’ point of view. In contrast to existing studies for East Germany the article dedicates particular attention to the role of MNEs’ heterogeneity. The research draws from the third survey of the IWH FDI-Micro database in 2009, which offers a representative sample of multinational affiliates of the East German economy. The results show a fundamental shift in the relative importance of investment motives during the transition process of East Germany. Since the mid 1990s East Germany attracts increasingly investors that target economies of scope of local technological advantage rather than low-cost advantages of local production factors as the case in the early transition period. It can be demonstrated that the investment motives depends on the country of origin, the type and timing of market entry as well as the sector of the multinational affiliate. Amongst the given locational factors affiliates value the quality of the socio-cultural context highest. This group of soft factors is followed by locational aspects related the potential for technological cooperation, the availability of labour, and finally the extent of fiscal and financial incentives. There exist significant differences in the judgment about quality of different locational aspects depending on the country of origin and the underlying investment motive. Finally the article identifies possible policy measures in the area of skilled labour, technology and investment policy in order to sustain the attractiveness of East Germany as investment location in the future.
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Aktuelle Trends: Motive auswärtiger Investoren für die Wahl des Standortes in Ostdeutschland
Andrea Gauselmann
Wirtschaft im Wandel,
No. 4,
2010
Abstract
Das IWH hat mit der dritten Welle der FDI-Mikrodatenbank im Herbst 2009 eine Befragung von ostdeutschen Unternehmen mit ausländischem und/oder westdeutschem multinationalem Investor durchgeführt. Dabei beantworteten die Unternehmen u. a. die Frage nach den strategischen Investitionsmotiven ihres ausländischen und/oder westdeutschen multinationalen Gesellschafters für die Neugründung eines Tochterunternehmens bzw. für die Beteiligung an einem bereits existierenden Unternehmen in den Neuen Bundesländern.
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Motive auswärtiger Investoren für die Wahl des Standortes in Ostdeutschland
Das IWH hat mit der dritten Welle der FDI-Mikrodatenbank im Herbst 2009 eine Befragung von ostdeutschen Unternehmen mit ausländischem und/oder westdeutschem multinationalem Investor durchgeführt. Dabei beantworteten die Unternehmen u. a. die Frage nach den strategischen Investitionsmotiven ihres ausländischen und/oder westdeutschen multinationalen Gesellschafters für die Neugründung eines Tochterunternehmens bzw. für die Beteiligung an einem bereits existierenden Unternehmen in den Neuen Bundesländern.
Andrea Gauselmann
Volatile Multinationals? Evidence from the Labor Demand of German Firms
Claudia M. Buch, A. Lipponer
Labour Economics,
No. 2,
2010
Abstract
Does more FDI make the world a riskier place for workers? We analyze whether an increase in multinational firms' activities is associated with an increase in firm-level employment volatility. We use a firm-level dataset for Germany which allows us to distinguish between purely domestic firms, exporters, domestic multinationals and foreign multinationals. Employment in multinationals could be more volatile than employment in domestic firms if multinationals were facing more volatile demand or if they react more to aggregate developments. We therefore decompose the labor demand of firms into their reaction and their exposure to aggregate developments. We find no above-average wage and output elasticities for multinational firms.
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Exports Versus FDI Revisited: Does Finance Matter?
Claudia M. Buch
Bundesbank Discussion Paper 03/2010,
2010
Abstract
This paper explores the impact of financial constraints on the internationalization
strategies of firms. It contributes to the literature by focusing on three aspects: First, the paper studies the impact of financial constraints on exporting relative to FDI. Consistent with theory, the empirical results confirm that the impact of financial constraints is stronger for FDI than for exporting. Second, the paper analyzes the extensive and the intensive margins and finds that financial frictions matter for both. Third, the paper explores the impact on manufacturing as compared to service industries and shows that firms in service industries are affected more than firms in manufacturing. The paper also identifies a threshold effect: Financial constraints do not matter for small firms whose productivity seems to be too low to consider international expansions.
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