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FDI in Ireland: New findings for grants and local partnerships
VoxEU.org, 05 October 2010
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A chief concern for countries aiming to attract investment is how it will trickle down to the local economy. This column presents evidence on the effect of government grants to foreign companies investing in Ireland between 1983 and 2002. It finds that grants had little effect on generating supply links with local firms and argues that governments should instead work towards reducing partner search costs
