Greenfield foreign direct investment in italy, 1998-2012

Journal title ECONOMIA E POLITICA INDUSTRIALE
Author/s Sergio Mariotti, Marco Mutinelli
Publishing Year 2014 Issue 2014/2
Language Italian Pages 13 P. 99-111 File size 50 KB
DOI 10.3280/POLI2014-002005
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Greenfield foreign direct investment is commonly regarded as a strategic factor for the economic growth of a country. Unfortunately, Italy has experienced a significant decline over time of greenfield initiatives by multinational enterprises. This paper offers a preliminary descriptive analysis of trends and features of greenfield FDIs and relevant investors in the Italian industry during the 1998-2012 period. The paper benefits from unpublished information provided by the Reprint database developed at the Politecnico di Milano.

Keywords: Foreign direct investments, greenfield investments, multinational enterprises

Jel codes: F23

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Sergio Mariotti, Marco Mutinelli, Investimenti diretti esteri greenfield in italia, 1998-2012. in "ECONOMIA E POLITICA INDUSTRIALE " 2/2014, pp 99-111, DOI: 10.3280/POLI2014-002005