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JOURNAL OF APPLIED BUSINESS AND ECONOMICS

U.S. FDI in the European Union: The Experience of the United Kingdom

Author(s): C. Richard Torrisi, Andrew Corbett

Citation: C. Richard Torrisi, Andrew Corbett, (2014) "U.S. FDI in the European Union: The Experience of the United Kingdom," Journal of Applied Business and Economics, Vol. 16, Iss. 1, pp. 57-65

Article Type: Research paper

Publisher: North American Business Press

Abstract:

This paper examines the determinants of U.S. FDI in the United Kingdom from 1986 through 2010 using

stepwise and OLS multiple regression techniques. The paper confirms that Eurozone membership may

have significantly influenced U.S. investment decisions on where to enter or expand within the European

Union, by testing empirically our model for Belgium and comparing the regression outcomes. The results

confirm that U.S. FDI in the United Kingdom has been influenced by market growth, and statutory

corporate tax rates, but also that the country’s attractiveness to U.S. investors may have been negatively

impacted by the creation of the Eurozone. For Belgium, the results suggest that membership in the

Eurozone and E U enlargement had a positive impact on U S FDI.