Table 3 : Factors for Foreign Direct Investment in the CEECs, ranked by their importance
Market driven factors
Number of
Answers
market Proximity To create an
potential To customer Export base
|
Total |
109-137 |
3.60 |
3.27 |
3.25 |
|
Finance and insurance |
8-11 |
4.00 |
4.00 |
2.86 |
|
Food and beverages |
7-10 |
3.78 |
3.00 |
3.75 |
|
Construction |
7-9 |
3.75 |
2.00 |
3.14 |
|
Trade |
24-30 |
3.74 |
3.48 |
3.46 |
|
Petroleum and chemicals |
7-10 |
3.63 |
3.33 |
3.38 |
|
Non-metallic products |
8-11 |
3.50 |
3.11 |
3.00 |
|
’Core’ industrial sector |
26-32 |
3.21 |
3.13 |
3.16 |
|
Others |
22-24 |
- |
- |
- |
|
Finance and insurance |
8-11 |
0.40 |
0.73 |
-0.40 |
|
Food and beverages |
7-10 |
0.18 |
-0.27 |
0.50 |
|
Construction |
7-9 |
0.15 |
-1.27 |
-0.11 |
|
Trade |
24-30 |
0.14 |
0.21 |
0.21 |
|
Petroleum and chemicals |
7-10 |
0.03 |
0.06 |
0.12 |
|
Non-metallic products |
8-11 |
-0.10 |
-0.16 |
-0.25 |
|
’Core’ industrial sector |
26-32 |
-0.39 |
-0.15 |
-0.09 |
|
Others |
22-24 |
- |
- |
- |
* Several respondents replied only to certain statements.
Source: Questionnaire conducted in summer 1997
15
supply based factors
|
low |
human |
intermediate procurement |
know-how | |
|
wage costs |
capital |
inputs |
of | |
|
company | ||||
|
2.91 |
2.43 |
2.12 |
2.05 |
1.78 |
|
1.50 |
2.00 |
1.00 |
1.00 |
1.83 |
|
3.14 |
2.29 |
2.50 |
2.00 |
1.57 |
|
2.75 |
2.75 |
2.57 |
2.75 |
2.00 |
|
2.91 |
2.40 |
2.21 |
1.95 |
1.47 |
|
2.86 |
2.29 |
1.71 |
2.00 |
1.50 |
|
3.00 |
2.14 |
2.50 |
2.38 |
2.22 |
|
3.46 |
2.37 |
1.91 |
2.00 |
1.67 |
|
Deviation from mean: | ||||
|
-1.41 |
-0.43 |
-1.12 |
-1.05 |
0.05 |
|
0.23 |
-0.14 |
0.38 |
-0.05 |
-0.21 |
|
-0.16 |
0.32 |
0.45 |
0.70 |
0.22 |
|
0.00 |
-0.03 |
0.09 |
-0.10 |
-0.31 |
|
-0.05 |
-0.14 |
-0.40 |
-0.05 |
-0.28 |
|
0.09 |
-0.29 |
0.38 |
0.32 |
0.44 |
|
0.55 |
-0.06 |
-0.21 |
-0.05 |
-0.12 |
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