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West Germany - Expanding Where The Markets Are

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  • Gilroy, Bernard Michael
  • Broll, Udo

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The rapid expansion of West German exports in the 1970s has now been overtaken by the more rapid growth of West German FDI. The experience of West German multinationals reftects this trend; companies which invest abroad are largely concerned either with expanding into new export markets or with securing existing markets, motives ranking very much higher than the search for lower wage costs or cheaper supplies. Foreign employment and production figures for the top 40 West German MNCs are examined, together with their current strategies.

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  • Gilroy, Bernard Michael & Broll, Udo, 1987. "West Germany - Expanding Where The Markets Are," MPRA Paper 18156, University Library of Munich, Germany.
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    1. Kayser, Gunter & Schwarting, Uwe, 1981. "Foreign investments as a form of enterprise strategy: On the results of a survey," Intereconomics – Review of European Economic Policy (1966 - 1988), ZBW - Leibniz Information Centre for Economics, vol. 16(6), pages 295-299.
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    1. Gilroy, Bernard Michael & Broll, Udo, 1988. "International Cooperation and Intra-Industrial Transactions," MPRA Paper 18705, University Library of Munich, Germany.
    2. Gilroy, Bernard Michael, 1999. "Beschäftigungswirkungen multinationaler Unternehmungen [Employment effects of multinational enterprises]," MPRA Paper 21079, University Library of Munich, Germany.
    3. Gilroy, Bernard Michael, 1987. "The role of intra-firm trade," MPRA Paper 18039, University Library of Munich, Germany.

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      Keywords

      West Germany; export markets; multinational enterprises; foreign employment and production;
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      JEL classification:

      • F0 - International Economics - - General
      • F23 - International Economics - - International Factor Movements and International Business - - - Multinational Firms; International Business
      • F21 - International Economics - - International Factor Movements and International Business - - - International Investment; Long-Term Capital Movements

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