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Why do foreign firms invest in south west England?

Whittard, Damian; Webber, Don J.

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Damian Whittard Damian2.Whittard@uwe.ac.uk
Associate Professor in Policy & Practice in Economics



Abstract

Regional Development Agencies compete to attract foreign direct investments (FDI) that generate economic benefits. This paper seeks to identify factors that attract FDI to the South West region of the UK. The results suggest that the South West’s average wage levels, population density, unemployment rate, physical infrastructure expenditure, growth and the relative dominance of the manufacturing sector all contribute to the multinational enterprise’s decision to locate to the South West. The amount of defence spending is also found to be a determinant, suggesting that the defence sector might be an attractor of FDI. These results are endorsed by a separate survey analysis.

Citation

Whittard, D., & Webber, D. J. (2006). Why do foreign firms invest in south west England?

Publication Date Jan 1, 2006
Publicly Available Date Mar 29, 2024
Journal Working Paper
Peer Reviewed Peer Reviewed
Keywords FDI, south west england
Public URL https://uwe-repository.worktribe.com/output/1045639

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