Entrepreneurship, investment and spatial dynamics. Lessons and implications for an enlarged EU

Abstract:
Enlargement of the European Union increases economic diversity and inequality between countries and regions, making cohesion difficult. This book attempts to provide a deeper understanding of the interaction between investment, knowledge spillovers and entrepreneurship; a crucial factor in reducing the economic disparity caused by the geographic expansion of the EU.

The book offers new empirical evidence regarding the spatial dimension of investment, entrepreneurship and knowledge spillovers, and features both individual and cross-country analyses. Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) in accession countries is examined, as is the effect of EU integration on own-country investment. Innovative methodologies and unique new models are then used to provide lessons and policy implications for economic growth prospects in the recently enlarged EU.

Researchers and policy makers working in the fields of entrepreneurship, innovation, economic growth, economic integration and regional development will find this book to be of interest. It will also be useful by students and academics with an interest in European studies, international economics and regional and urban economics.

Contents:
Part I: Overview
1. Spatial Patterns of Entrepreneurship and Investment: Lessons and Implications for the Enlarged European Union - Peter Nijkamp, Ronald L. Moomaw and Iulia Traistaru-Siedschlag

Part II: Investment
2. Foreign Direct Investments in EU Accession Countries: A Case Study on Hungary - Peter Nijkamp and Balint Toth
3. European Integration and Japanese Direct Investment in the Central and East European Countries - Andrzej Cieslik and Michael Ryan
4. Foreign Direct Investment Profitability: EU Firms in Romania - Fazia Pusterla
5. Financial Integration of Investment Performance in the European Union - Hasan Vergil

Part III: Entrepreneurship
6. The Determinants of Regional Differences in New Firm Formation in Western Germany - Udo Brixy and Michael Niese
7. Rural Entrepreneurship Success Determinants - Maira Lescevica
8. The Role of Socioeconomic Factors in Entrepreneurship Development: A Country Level Analysis - Eric A. Scorsone, Ronald A. Fleming, Margarita Somov and Victoria Burke

Part IV: Regional Spillovers
9. SMEs and Territorial Networks: The Emerging Framework in Romania - Daniela Luminita Constantin
10. Research and Development, Knowledge Spillovers and Regional Growth in Europe - Seyit Köse and Ronald L. Moomaw
11. Foreign Direct Investment and Learning Regions in Central and Eastern Europe - Marina van Geenhuizen and Peter Nijkamp