Research Papers 2015

Synopsis: Below you will find a list of Enterprise, Trade and Investment Committee research papers published in 2015

Foreign Direct Investment in the Republic of Ireland - supplementary

- Date: 11/06/2015

Foreign Direct Investment in the Republic of Ireland. It responds to an Enterprise, Trade and Investment Committee query on the comparable provision of specific factors in Northern Ireland (NI) and the Republic of Ireland (RoI).

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Foreign Direct Investment in the Republic of Ireland (FDI)

- Date: 11/06/2015

This briefing paper examines the Republic of Ireland’s (RoI) Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) proposition by looking at perspectives on how it established itself as a FDI attractive region and current perspectives on its FDI offering. The paper also outlines RoI Government’s strategic approach to maintaining and enhancing its FDI proposition up to 2020.

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FDI determinants in European regions

- Date: 30/01/2015

This briefing paper explores Foreign Direct Investment in a number of European regions, specifically Nordrhein-Westfalen; Scotland; Greater Stockholm; The Amsterdam Region; Copenhagen Capital Region; and Greater Zurich Area. These regions have been selected due to their performance and placing in the FDI Intelligence European Cities and Regions of the Future Report 2014/2015. All regions appear in the report’s top ten European regions and perform well in their specific categories: large; mid-sized; and small region. Two regions from each category are examined.

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A Review of Literature Regarding the Determinants of Foreign Direct Investment (FDI)

- Date: 30/01/2015

This briefing paper reviews the literature on FDI determinants. It is the first of a series of papers for the Committee for Enterprise, Trade and Investment that examine Northern Ireland’s FDI attractiveness.

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