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Japanese production networks in India: spatial distribution, agglomeration and industry effects

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  • Sierk A. Horn
  • Adam R. Cross

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This paper examines the determinants of subnational location choice of Japanese multinational enterprises (JMNEs) in India to investigate whether or not conventional investment behaviour as ‘foot-loose’ and one-off investments has given way to an agglomeration logic as Japanese foreign direct investment has intensified. Using geographic information system analysis of investment project numbers, we find that Japanese MNE behaviour in India is evolving, with complementing but complex subnational interactions of economic, institutional and infrastructure factors serving as strong determinants of location choice consistently across key phases of India’s liberalization. We argue that Japanese investment decisions in India have followed a self-reinforcing dynamic whereby prior investments indeed attract further investment.

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  • Sierk A. Horn & Adam R. Cross, 2016. "Japanese production networks in India: spatial distribution, agglomeration and industry effects," Asia Pacific Business Review, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 22(4), pages 612-640, October.
    • Handle: RePEc:taf:apbizr:v:22:y:2016:i:4:p:612-640
    DOI: 10.1080/13602381.2016.1168625
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    1. Sierk Horn & Tomoki Sekiguchi & Matthias Weiss, 2021. "Thrown off track? Adjustments of Asian business to shock events," Asian Business & Management, Palgrave Macmillan, vol. 20(4), pages 435-455, September.

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