C VI:1 Skills Upgrading, MNCs and the EU SP 207

Chair and discussant: Francesca Sanna-Randaccio, University of Rome

Is There a Trade-off Between Agglomeration and Relative Costs in the EU? Evidence from Firmlevel Location Data 1974-1998 (87)
Pontus Braunerhjelm, SNS Centre for Business and Policy Studies
Per Thulin, Linköping University


The 'Core-Periphery' Pattern of FDI-led Growth and Production Structure in the EU (177)
Constantina Kottaridi, Athens University of Economics and Business


A Portfolio Analysis of MNCs and Industrial Structure: Ireland 1974/75 - 1998/99 (60)
Colm Kearney, Trinity College
Frank Barry, University College Dublin


W VI:1 MNE – Viewing MNE Linkages from the Firm Perspective SP s13

Chair: Juan José Duran, Centro Internacional Carlos V.

Industrial Transformation in the West Midlands Automotive Cluster: International Networks and Co-operative Behaviour (329)
Odile E.M. Janne, Birkbeck College, University of London,
Mahtab Akhavan Farshchi, University of Reading


Technology and the Generation of International Knowledge Spillovers. An Application to Spanish Manufacturing Firms (332)
Isabel Álvarez, Universidad Complutense de Madrid
José Molero, Universidad Complutense de Madrid


Multinational Enterprises and Local Input Linkages in Southeast Asia (215)
Axéle L.A. Giroud, Bradford University
Hatiz Mirza, Bradford UNiveristy


German FDI and Integration of Production in the EU (336)
Rolf Jungnickel, Hamburg Institute of International Economics
Dietmar Keller, Hamburg Institute of International Economics


W VI:2 The MNE and its linkages. The macro view Sp s13

Chair: Grazia Santangelos University of Catania

An Empirical Study on Core Rigidities and Core Competencies of Micromultinationals (296)
Pavlos Dimitratos, University of Strathclyde
Kevin Ibeh, University of Strathclyde
Jeffrey Johnson, St. Mary's University,
Jonathan. Slow, Scottish Enterprise
Stephen Young, University of Strathclyde


Capital Formation Financing and Foreign Direct Investment in Croatia (100)
Vladimir Cvijanovic, The Institute of Economics, Zagreb
Sinisa Kusic, J.W. Goethe - University of Frankfurt,


Quasi-Regulations : A Conceptual Framework for Analyzing the Relation Between Compliance and Integrity-Management in International Companies (230)
Dirk Ulrich Gilbert, European Business School
Michael Behnam, European Business School


Ethnic Networks and Foreign Market Entry: An Exploratory Study of Smaller UK-based Indian Firms (331)
Jaswinder S. Hayer, University of Strathclyde
Kevin I.N. Ibeh, University of Strathclyde


C VI:2 Capabilities, Growth and MNCs SP 214

Chair and discussant: Vitor Corado-Simões, CEDE/ISEG - Instituto Superior de Economia e Gestão (Technical University of Lisbon)

A Dynamic Analysis of the Inward and Outward Direct Investment of the Newly Developed (248) Countries
Juan J. Durán, Centro Internacional Carlos V, Universidad Autónoma de Madrid,
Fernando Úbeda, Centro Internacional Carlos V, Universidad Autónoma de Madrid


Innovation, Foreign Ownership and Multinationality. An Empirical Analysis on Italian Manufacturing Firms (333)
Davide Castellani, University of Urbino,
Antonello Zanfei, University of Urbino


FDI and Local Capabilities in Peripheral Regions - The Etna Valley Case (45)
Grazia Santangelo, University of Catania


Do Bilateral Investment Treaties Enhance Foreign Direct Investment? (131)
Fabienne Fortanier, University of Amsterdam,
Rob van Tulder, Erasmus University Rotterdam