Foreign Direct Investment in the Real and Financial Sector of Industrial Countries

Foreign Direct Investment in the Real and Financial Sector of Industrial Countries: A Summary.- 1 Host-Country Determinants of U.S. Foreign Direct Investment into Europe.- Discussion.- 2 The Economics of Foreign Direct Investment Incentives.- Discussion.- 3 Chains of Ownership, Regional Tax Competition, and Foreign Direct Investment.- 4 Fiscal Policies, European Integration and Structural Changes in the Location of German Foreign Direct Investment.- Discussion.- 5 Ownership, Capital or Outsourcing: What Drives German Investment to Eastern Europe?.- 6 Is there a Potential for Increases in FDI for Central and Eastern European Countries Following EU Accession?.- Discussion.- 7 EU Accession and Prospective FDI Flows to CEE Countries: A View from Ireland.- Discussion.- 8 A "new" Micro Database for German FDI.- 9 Foreign Direct Investment: Who Cares about Ownership?.- Discussion.- 10 Determinants of Cross-Border Mergers in European Banking.- Discussion.- 11 Cross-border Mergers in European Banking and Bank Efficiency 295 Rudi Vander Vennet.- Discussion.- 12 Determinants of Cross-Border Bank Mergers: Is Europe Different?.- Discussion.- Notes on Contributors.