TY  - JOUR
AU  - Blonigen,Bruce A.
AU  - Davies,Ronald B.
AU  - Waddell,Glen R.
AU  - Naughton,Helen T.
TI  - FDI in Space: Spatial Autoregressive Relationships in Foreign Direct Investment
JF  - National Bureau of Economic Research Working Paper Series
VL  - No. 10939
PY  - 2004
Y2  - December 2004
UR  - http://www.nber.org/papers/w10939
L1  - http://www.nber.org/papers/w10939.pdf
N1  - Author contact info:
Bruce Blonigen
Department of Economics
1285 University of Oregon
Eugene, OR 97403-1285
Tel: 541/346-4680
Fax: 541/346-1243
E-Mail: bruceb@uoregon.edu

Ronald Davies
University of Oregon
E-Mail: rdavies@uoregon.edu

Glen Waddell
Department of Economics
University of Oregon
Eugene, OR 97403-1285
Tel: 541 346 1259
E-Mail: waddell@uoregon.edu

Helen Naughton
University of Oregon
Department of Economics
Eugene, OR  97403-1285
Tel: 541-346-4664
Fax: 541-346-1243
E-Mail: htammela@uoregon.edu
AB  - Theoretical models of foreign direct investment (FDI) have only recently begun to model the role of third countries, and the empirical FDI literature has almost exclusively examined bilateral FDI data without recognizing the potential interdependence between FDI decisions to alternative host countries. This paper uses spatial econometric techniques to examine the spatial correlation between FDI to alternative (neighboring) regions. The sign of such correlations can provide evidence for or against alternative theories for FDI motivations. Using data on OECD countries from 1980-2000, we find evidence consistent with export platform FDI in Europe.
ER  -