A gravity panel data analysis of foreign trade by regions: the role of metropolises and history

Brodzicki, Tomasz; Umiński, Stanisław

doi:10.1080/00343404.2017.1296123

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“…The heterogeneous effects of the border on the location of FDI are in line with the findings of Cieślik (2005b), witnessing the uneven role of the EU and non-EU border for Polish regions and Schäffler et al (2016), finding similar interconnectedness among German and Czech FDIs over the common border (beyond the sole role of transport costs). The observed effects can be also linked with regions' history or path-dependence, affecting the intensity of relations among regions and countries (Brodzicki & Umiński, 2017).…”

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Local determinants of foreign direct investment in Poland: the role of relative distance

Nazarczuk

Krajewska

2018

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Research background: The increasing role of foreign direct investments (FDI) in global, national, regional, and local economies draws the public’s attention to the criteria utilised by foreign investors in undertaking locational decisions, owing to the mostly stimulating character of these kinds of investments. Purpose of the article: The aim of the article is to identify the local determinants of FDI distribution. Particular attention is put on the role of distance to: (i) various transport endowments; (ii) next special economic zone; (iii) different national borders, among other motives studied in empirical papers. Methods: An important value added over the existing studies is the use of continuous variables representing distances (in km) to selected points of interest (e.g., airport) or minimum distances to lines (i.e., border, road) instead of dummy variables indicating whether particular infrastructure endowment is present in a region. The estimations were run in STATA 14.2 software with the use of a negative binomial approach. Findings & Value added: The results present new empirical evidence on FDI determinants witnessed at a local level of analysis (LAU 1), fitting into the other research done at a higher level of data aggregation (NUTS 2, NUTS 3), signalling high intra-regional inequalities and the role of: (i) relative distance to various infrastructure endowments; (ii) heterogeneous border effects; and (iii) the importance of close proximity to special economic zones. Given the presence of counties’ auto selection process (i.e., better developed, endowed, urbanised, favourably located) done by FDI investors, we formulate universal implications in terms of FDI promotion policy.

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Local determinants of foreign direct investment in Poland: the role of relative distance

Nazarczuk

Krajewska

2018

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“…Fritsch and Storey (2014) and Fritsch and Wyrwich (2014) have shown the historical roots of the regional context of entrepreneurship, social capital and the role of institutions. According to Brodzicki and Umiński (2017), the historical factors exert an impact on the current trade patterns of the regions. Additionally, FOEs, representing the more mobile capital, paying more attention to the assessment of the investment conditions in regions, and possessing ownership advantages-locate in the most attractive sites.…”

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“…We follow Brodzicki and Umiński (2017) as well as Gajewski and Tchorek (2017) who trace the historical context in the existing differences in export performance assessed at the regional level. We extend the inquiry by focusing on locational patterns of FOEs versus DOEs.…”

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Determinants of the spatial distribution of exporters in regions: the role of ownership

2019

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Spatial distribution of exporters only recently has attracted the attention of researchers, while the location of economic activity as such has been subject of profound analysis for a long time. Regions have become more open and thus vulnerable to external shocks. Nevertheless, the increase in the number of exporters in the population of firms is one of the top priorities of regions' economic policy agenda, as it improves competitiveness and overall productivity. Literature overview shows an important gap, which is insufficient consideration of the role of ownership, as regards the determinants of the spatial distribution of exporters. The study identifies the differences between the determinants of spatial location of foreign-owned exporters (FOEs) and domestic-owned exporters (DOEs), in particular the role of metropolis, the proximity to infrastructure and the consequences of historical factors and thus the path dependency. The FOEs and DOEs differ in their location preferences. In particular, our results indicate that FOEs pay more attention to proximity to infrastructure and are more susceptible to the presence of agglomeration externalities in the vicinity of metropolitan areas. In addition, historical factors affect the spatial distribution of exporters, especially if the interaction of path dependency and infrastructure endowment is introduced.

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“…However, as recent research makes clear, the main determinants of foreign trade in the case of the Polish regions relate to the gravity model and path dependency (Brodzicki, & Umiński, 2017). This might explain the importance of Germany and Sweden in BSR integration through trade, with attribution or non-attribution to the BSR possibly playing a secondary role.…”

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EU macro-regional strategies for the Baltic Sea Region after 2020. A nutshell of beauty and possibilities

Zaucha¹,

Pyć²,

Böhme³

et al. 2019

Eur. XXI

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The European Union Strategy for the Baltic Sea Region, that celebrates this year in Gdańsk its tenth anniversary, has been considered by many scholars and the decision makers as the model example of the soft governance that has gained in importance in the enlarged European Union (EU). The paper analyses the achievements and shortcomings of the Strategy from economic perspective with focus on externalities, public goods (also club goods, common-pool resources), economies of scale and scope and transaction costs. Two cases: Single Market for services and innovation spillovers are discussed more in depth. The analysis of these challenges and opportunities as well as the performance of the Strategy in the past and comparative analysis of its various evaluations allow authors to formulate several assumptions that should save the Strategy for the future. Their essence is related to mainstreaming of the Strategy into the EU and national policies (ensuring its stronger policy impact), strengthening strategic, visionary approach of the Strategy (e.g. facilitating large Baltic projects), better alignment with the business sector activities (understanding and addressing this sector expectations towards macro-regional co-operation) and acknowledgement of macro-regional solidarity as a foundation of the common efforts. Without all these, the Strategy might follow the case of the Baltic Development Forum that ceased to exist despite its evident positive effects for the entire region. Soft governance is difficult but promising as an alternative to the overgrowing sentiments towards centralisation. Thus, to avoid the impression of the "Titanic ball" Gdańsk celebrations should provide a new start instead of the business as usual and manifestation of shallow self-satisfaction.

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A gravity panel data analysis of foreign trade by regions: the role of metropolises and history

Cited by 32 publications

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Local determinants of foreign direct investment in Poland: the role of relative distance

Local determinants of foreign direct investment in Poland: the role of relative distance

Determinants of the spatial distribution of exporters in regions: the role of ownership

EU macro-regional strategies for the Baltic Sea Region after 2020. A nutshell of beauty and possibilities

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