Resumen de New insights into the determinants of foreign direct investment
Foreign direct investment (FDI) is a key element of the internationalization process. FDI infows in the world in 2006 reached US$ 1.2 trillion in 2006, up substantially from US$ 823 billion in 2001, and their size is constantly growing (United Nations Conference for Trade and Development statistics).
FDI is strongly associated with the location strategies of multinational enterprises (MNEs). In fact, MNEs are .firms that undertake FDI. In this dissertation, we argue that a deeper understanding of the determinants of FDI and of the activities of MNEs deserves more attention, because it is a relevant issue associated with various policies of governments such as economic development strategies or industrial reconversion plans (Barrell and Pain, 1997; Borensztein et al., 1998; Navaretti and Venables, 2004).
The aim of this dissertation is to carry out a thorough empirical analysis of the determinants of FDI, as a result of MNEs internationalization strategies. We believe that the det
