Foreign Direct Investment in Times of Global Economic Crisis: Spotlight on New Europe

Filippov, Sergey and Kalotay, Kálmán (2009). Foreign Direct Investment in Times of Global Economic Crisis: Spotlight on New Europe. UNU-MERIT.

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  • Author Filippov, Sergey
    Kalotay, Kálmán
    Title Foreign Direct Investment in Times of Global Economic Crisis: Spotlight on New Europe
    Publication Date 2009
    Publisher UNU-MERIT
    Abstract This paper examines the potential impact of the economic crisis – started in 2008 – on the dynamics global foreign direct investment, especially in the new member states of the European Union. The global economic crisis that hit the world in 2008 has forced scholars and policy makers alike to rethink their approaches to the global economy, in particular to financial markets (including stock exchanges and portfolio investment). It can be hypothesised that the crisis has been particularly devastating because it has resulted from the coincidence of three factors: a cyclical downturn in the world economy; a structural change that hit certain industries which used to be star performers in the global economy (especially the automotive industry); and the collapse of the previous model of the financial industry based on excesses. This paper asks how this crisis affects foreign direct investment flows, with special attention being paid to the question of which locations are set to lose the least and which ones are set to lose the most. In this respect, particular attention is paid to the activities of subsidiaries of multinational enterprises. These subsidiaries can follow different scenarios as a response to the global economic turmoil, including a reorganization of their production systems, and a reduction or closure of activities that are deemed to be less necessary for the continuation of activities. Finally, the paper examines the policy implications of the crisis. It challenges the view that rising economic nationalism (in the form of protecting one location against locations in other countries) would be the right answer to the problems created by corporate restructurings.
    Keyword Foreign direct investment
    Credit crunch
    Foreign subsidiaries
    Europe
    JEL F01
    F23
    O30
    Copyright Holder UNU-MERIT
    Copyright Year 2009
    ISSN 1871-9872
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