1. What Do Multinational Firms Want from Cities? : Competitive Cities for Jobs and Growth, Companion Paper 5
- Author
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Zhu, T. Juni, Aranda Larrey, Yago, and Santos, Valerie-Joy
- Subjects
BANK POLICY ,INVESTMENT ,FOREIGN PORTFOLIO INVESTMENT ,TAX ,FOREIGN INVESTORS ,BUDGET ,COMMUNICATION ,INVESTMENT NEEDS ,ASSET ,POLITICAL SYSTEMS ,INCOME ,INVESTMENTS ,INVESTING ,DUE DILIGENCE ,INVESTMENT PROMOTION ,STOCK ,REGULATORY ENVIRONMENT ,INCENTIVES ,INVESTORS ,POTENTIAL INVESTOR ,DOMESTIC ECONOMY ,OPTIONS ,MULTINATIONAL FIRMS ,POLITICAL STABILITY ,TRANSACTIONS ,GOODS ,INFORMATION SHARING ,CONSUMER BASE ,WITHDRAWAL ,BROKER ,CHECK ,INTERESTS ,REAL EXCHANGE RATE ,LOCAL INSTITUTIONS ,INTERNATIONAL FIRMS ,MULTINATIONAL CORPORATIONS ,FOREIGN DIRECT INVESTMENT ,MARKETS ,FOREIGN INVESTOR ,FINANCE ,INVESTMENT PLANS ,GLOBAL INVESTOR ,TAX CODES ,LABOR MARKET ,OPERATIONAL RISKS ,NATURAL RESOURCE ,REGULATORY REFORM ,INCOME TAXES ,TRADE ,MARKET ,INCOME STREAMS ,PROPERTY ,DEBTS ,FOREIGN PORTFOLIO ,ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ,PORTFOLIO INVESTMENT ,LOCAL INFRASTRUCTURE ,RETURN ,TANGIBLE ASSETS ,INVESTMENT CLIMATE ,DEVELOPING ECONOMIES ,ADVANCED ECONOMIES ,INVESTMENT PROJECTS ,JUDICIAL INDEPENDENCE ,TAX INCENTIVES ,HOST COUNTRIES ,SYSTEMIC RISKS ,CONNECTIVITY ,MACROECONOMIC STABILITY ,PORTFOLIO ,OFFERINGS ,POLITICAL ECONOMY ,BUSINESS ENVIRONMENT ,INVESTMENT POLICY ,EXCHANGE ,FINANCES ,INTERNATIONAL ECONOMICS ,INCOME TAX ,VALUE ,SECURITY ,WORLD INVESTMENT REPORT ,MARKET SIZE ,EXPORT BASE ,INVESTMENT INCENTIVES ,LOCAL GOVERNMENT ,REGULATORY FRAMEWORK ,LOCAL GOVERNMENTS ,TYPE OF INVESTOR ,REGIONAL INTEGRATION ,EXCHANGE RATE ,HUMAN CAPITAL ,GOOD ,EQUIPMENT ,INSURANCE ,CURRENCY ,TAXES ,EQUITY ,FOREIGN INVESTMENTS ,DIRECT INVESTMENT ,INTERNATIONAL INVESTORS ,COMPETITION ,DEVELOPING COUNTRIES ,COMMERCIAL BANKS ,GLOBAL MARKETS ,FUTURE ,GLOBALIZATION ,REAL ESTATE ,DATA AVAILABILITY ,CUSTOMER ,FOREIGN INVESTMENT ,INVESTOR ,GLOBAL BUSINESS ,INVESTMENT PROCEDURES ,INTEREST ,TRADING ,NEW MARKETS ,JOB CREATION ,TRACK RECORD ,NATURAL RESOURCES ,DOMESTIC INVESTORS ,REGULATORY BODIES ,REVENUES ,BUSINESS REGULATIONS ,SHARE ,LOCAL CURRENCY ,POTENTIAL INVESTORS ,STARTUP ,SECURITY RISKS ,GLOBAL INVESTMENT ,TRANSACTION - Abstract
The objective of this paper is to understand the factors driving the location decisions of multinational corporations. The paper uses literature-review and expert-interview techniques to understand what cities can do to be best positioned to attract international capital.
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- 2015