The spatial organization of multinational firms

Fabrice Defever

Canadian Journal of Economics, 2012, vol. 45, issue 2, 672-697

Abstract: Using six years of firm-level data covering 224 regions of the enlarged European Union, we evaluate the importance to a firm of locating its activities (production, headquarters, R&D, logistics and sales) close together. We find that, after controlling for regional characteristics, being closely located to a previous investment positively affects firm location choice. However, the impact of distance is dependent on the type of investment (production or service). The impact dies out faster for service activities. Finally, we show that a surprisingly positive effect comes from locating a new production plant close to an existing production investment, but in another country.

JEL-codes: F23 L22 R3 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2012
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