摘要：The aim of this paper is to test for the relevance of spatial linkages for Dutch (outbound) FDI.To do so, and based on recent FDI theories, we estimate a spatial lag model to assess theimportance of spatial linkages for Dutch FDI to 18 host countries. As a determinant of FDI,space or geography also enters our empirical analysis through the market size and a corporateincome tax variable. Our paper is among the few to date to take spatial linkages with respectto FDI into account. The Dutch case is also interesting because Dutch firms account for alarge part of global FDI and related research has so far focused mainly on US FDI. Aftercontrolling for fixed effects, we find for our sample period 1984-2004 that third countryeffects matter, but the results are somewhat sensitive to sample and model selection. Apartfrom our benchmark spatial lag model, we discuss and estimate various alternative modelsnotably by looking at European host FDI countries only, by dividing FDI into industry andservices FDI and by estimating a spatial error model as well.
