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Regional and sectoral foreign direct investment in Portugal since joining the European union: a dynamic portrait
Journal Title
Review of Urban and Regional Development Studies
Year (definitive publication)
2015
Language
English
Country
United Kingdom
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Abstract
Despite the very few studies regarding FDI in Portuguese regions - especially regarding its effects - FDI can be an important catalyst for regional economic development and growth. This work studies the existing FDI in the Portuguese regions, analysing its distribution by NUTS III, the sectors in which FDI has more weight in each region, as well as it evolution between 1986 and 2009. Although the relative weight of FDI firms in Portugal remained constant over the years analysed (around 1%), at the same time, these firms spread to all regions of the country, besides the main economic and services agglomerations (Lisboa and Porto). The regions attracted FDI not only for the sectors in which they have already been specialized, but also for other activities, diversifying the regional productive structure of the country. The increase and diversification of FDI coincided with the tertiarization of the economy, being closer to the productive specialization pattern of the country, while continuing to focus mainly on manufacturing.
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Keywords
Regional FDI,Regional distribution of the economic activity of multinationals,Productive specialization of the regions,Cluster analysis,Shift-share analysis,Portugal
Fields of Science and Technology Classification
- Economics and Business - Social Sciences
- Social and Economic Geography - Social Sciences
Funding Records
| Funding Reference | Funding Entity |
|---|---|
| UID/GES/00315/2013 | Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia |
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