The location choices of foreign direct investment within the European Union are increasingly seen as “location tournaments” between countries willing to attract firms. The spatial organization of these multinational firms has become a very sensitive topic. Within this context, we study the...

This paper aims at evaluating the scope of the bargaining power theory which considers direct investment restrictions—particularly regarding capital ownership—as the result of a bargaining process between the MNE and the host country. Three points are specifically studied: the conflict...