71st International Atlantic Economic Conference

March 16 - 19, 2011 | Athens, Greece

Inward FDI Flows to Greece: Evidence and Determinants

Friday, 18 March 2011: 10:00
Pantelis Pantelidis, Ph.D , Economics, University of Piraeus, Piraeus, Greece
Dimitrios Kyrkilis, Ph.D , Economics, University of Piraeus, Piraeus, Greece
Efthymios Nikolopoulos, MA , Department of Balkan, Slavic and Oriental Studies, University of Macedonia, Thessaloniki, Greece
The aim of this paper is to construct and test a model explaining the inward FDI position of Greece on the basis of its location advantages during 1976-2008 period. The model consists of variables approximating location advantages as these are suggested by economic theory and empirical research.