Human Capital and FDI in Central and Eastern Europe
The aim of this paper is to assess the role of human capital in attracting FDI in the light of selected empirical studies conducted in Poland and globally. The literature on factors determining FDI location, including those relating to the importance of human capital, is dominated with studies at...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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University of Primorska
2015-06-01
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Series: | Managing Global Transitions |
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Online Access: | http://www.fm-kp.si/zalozba/ISSN/1581-6311/13_151-170.pdf |
Summary: | The aim of this paper is to assess the role of human capital in attracting FDI
in the light of selected empirical studies conducted in Poland and globally.
The literature on factors determining FDI location, including those
relating to the importance of human capital, is dominated with studies at
national or supranational level. Attracting foreign investment has become
a key component of national strategies for the CEE countries. The paper
makes an attempt to assess the relevance of human capital for FDI inflow
at regional and local levels in Poland. At the same time, results of analyses
were contrasted with quantitative surveys conducted in Central and
Eastern Europe. Investing in education and human capital is important for
creating good climate for investment. Evidence shows that achieving a certain minimum
level of education is the precondition for a country to attract
and maintain foreign direct investment and maximise indirect effects connected
with human capital and resulting from the presence of businesses
with foreign capital and maximise indirect effects connected with human
capital and resulting from the presence of businesses with foreign capital.
We should also stress that such a minimum is different for different sectors
of the economy. Results of the study conducted in the Lodz Region demonstrated
that human capital is an important factor, which attracts FDI to the
region. |
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ISSN: | 1581-6311 1854-6935 |