Japanese and American Multinational Firms in Europe: Empirical Evidence for the 1980s and Early 1990s

The scant and heterogeneous data on the activities of multinational firms in the European countries do not permit systematic analysis of the impact of the foreign presence on the competitiveness of countries receiving FDI. However, one important aspect of this broader phenomenon can be analysed using empirical evidence on the transfer and creation of productive and technological activities by MNEs.