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Research: Explaining Productivity and Growth in Europe, America and Asia -  text only  cep home page  about the cep  contact us  research   -explaining    productivity & growth    in Europe, America    & Asia key research areas:   --management &      organisational      practices.   --economic      growth &      & environment.   --information &      communication      technologies   --innovation.   --globalisation.  publications  events & calendar  staff directory  support & services  news & highlights   Globalisation The investment decisions of multinational firms are critical for productivity, but our understanding of outsourcing and offshoring is limited. Competition for "footloose" multinational investment operates within Europe between countries like Poland and the richer EU nations (e.g. Germany). But it also operates between Europe as a regional bloc and the US, Japan and emerging nations such as India and China. Many important questions remain unanswered: What are the specific patterns of vertical disintegration and their impact on productivity of European and US firms? Will capital mobility and financial openness foster countries’ specialization on more productive industries and/or entrepreneurship? For further information please contact: Dr Steve Redding, London School of Economics and CEP. Email: s.j.redding@lse.ac.uk

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