In recent years the EU has intensified economic and institutional integration with its neighbouring countries, though with different intensity. Some countries have become EU members, some are candidate for membership and some others are part of the European Neighbouring Policy. In this scenario...

Dieser Artikel präsentiert qualitative Erkenntnisse der wichtigsten Kanäle über die immaterielle Vermögenswerte in Innovationsprozessen von Multinationalen Unternehmen (MNUs) verstärkt werden und beschreibt ihre räumlichen Wurzeln und Auswirkungen. Der Schwerpunkt liegt auf den drei...

This paper looks at foreign Multinational Enterprises (MNEs) investing in the UK and at their impact on the innovation performance of domestic firms active in their same sector. By employing data on Foreign Direct Investments matched with firm-level information the paper develops a direct...