Location Determinants of Japanese Multinationals in Poland: Do Special Economic Zones Really Matter for Investment Decisions?

Andrzej Cielik () and Michael Ryan
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Andrzej Cielik: Warsaw University, Postal: Andrzej Cie lik, Macroeconomics and International Trade Theory Division, Department of Economics, Warsaw University ul. Dluga 44/50, Warszawa, PL-00241, Poland,
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Journal of Economic Integration, 2005, vol. 20, 475-496

Abstract:

We investigate the location determinants of Japanese multinationals in Poland using a regional data set from 1991 to 2001. Special attention is placed on the geographically targeted investment incentives (Special Economic Zones, SEZs) that were created during this period. Controlling for a more comprehensive set of region-specific characteristics than previously employed to evaluate SEZ importance, we find that our results are broadly consistent with previous FDI location choice studies. However, unlike other studies, the SEZ measure’s statistical significance disappears when we control for a number of additional regional characteristics.

Keywords: Japanese multinationals; Location choice; Poland; Special Economic Zones (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: F23 P33 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2005
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