Foreign Direct Investment in the United States

Magnitudes and Location Choice of New Manufacturing Plants

What effect does foreign direct investment (FDI) have on job creation, wages, and productivity in the U.S.? How does FDI impact the budget deficit? How do changes in states' fiscal policy affect plant location choices?

Ondrych and Wasylenko address these and other politically-charged questions concerning FDI. Provided is empirical evidence drawn from a pooled cross-section and time-series data set that identifies the criteria foreigners use to make location decisions. The authors also develop a model, against which they compare their findings, and review policy options available at the state and federal levels.

Information provided will help states shape, focus, and refine their recruitment strategies for attracting foreign plants. This book also serves as a stimulating supplemental text for course adoption.

"An outstanding monograph. The authors provide a comprehensive and well-balanced analysis of FDI in the United States. The locational modeling of FDI across states is rich in policy implications. Required reading for academics and development practitioners alike." Rodney Erickson, Center for Regional Business Analysis, Pennsylvania State University

160 pp. 1993
$15 paper ISBN 0-88099-139-9 / ISBN-13 978-0-88099-139-1.

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