Potential risks of attracting direct foreign investments to the formation of regional clusters

Galina Boush (), Konstantin Grasmik () and Maksim Pyatkov ()
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Maksim Pyatkov: Omsk State University named after F. M. Dostoyevsk

Economy of region, 2012, vol. 1, issue 1, 118 - 127

Abstract: This paper discussesthe role ofdirectforeign investmentsin the processes of regionalclusters’ creation. The new type of clusters was identified - clusters that are created bytransnational corporations (TNCs)invitedinto the territory.The authors analyzedthe globalexperience of creatingclusters byforeign direct investmentof transnational corporations and found out thatthere is much evidence thatindicatesa weakeconomic potentialof such projects.A statisticalanalysis of economic indicators of several foreign regional clusters (of this type) showed that clustersof this typeare developedmainly due tomarket conditionsrather thanfrom its own resources. Correlationandregression analysisconfirmed the hypothesisofweak influence ofdirectforeign investment on economicpotentialof clustersin the early stagesof its development. The authors offer a set ofindicators to assessthe effectiveness ofclusters’ performancein case of a highdependency on a foreigninvestment.

Keywords: regional clusters; transnational companies; TNC; directforeign investment; risks (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2012
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