This paper examines the relative attractiveness of the Italian, German and UK regions for the
siting of foreign-owned corporate technological development, controlling for the
geographical distribution of the equivalent innovative efforts of established indigenous firms
in each country. The data used are patents granted in the US to the world's largest firms from
1969 to 1995, identifying the ultimate nationality of ownership and the location of the
research facility responsible for each patent. Through econometric models based on count …

The location of technological activities of MNCs in European regions … The location of
technological activities of MNCs in European regions …