‘Multinational Strategies, Networks,
and Regional Economic Development’
A workshop on inter-regional trade, investments, knowledge transfer
and their effect on regional economic development
Rotterdam, the Netherlands, December 15-16, 2011
Organized by the Regional Studies Association Research Network
on Regional Urban Systems and their Performance with support of
the Regional Studies Association and the Erasmus Institute for
Management (ERIM).
Preliminary program and information on venue, travel and
accommodation
Venue
All sessions will take place in G3-21 located in the G-building of the Woudestein campus
(Burgemeester Oudlaan 50, 3062 PA Rotterdam) of the Erasmus University Rotterdam.
Lunches will take place in “De Etage” in the L-Building.
Programme (Preliminary)
Thursday 15 December 2011
Location: G3-21, Woudestein Campus, Erasmus University Rotterdam
Time
Speaker
Co-authors
Title
08:30-09:00 Registration and Coffee
09:00-09:10 Welcome by the Organizing Committee
Chair
Enrico Pennings
09:10-09:40 Maureen Lankhuizen
Thomas de Graaff
Henri de Groot
Product heterogeneity in distance decay: the effect of
multiple dimensions of distance across different
product categories
09:40-10:10
Mark Thissen
Frank van Oort
Martijn Burger
Dario Diodato
Arjan Ruijs
Revealed competition in Europe
10:10-10:40 Charles van Marrewijk
Steven Brakman
Lumpy countries, urbanization, and trade
10:40-11:00 Coffee Break
11:00-11:30
Michael Bentlage
Alain Thierstein
Stefan Lühti
The interplay between physical and non-physical
networks within knowledge creation: chicken or egg?
11:30-12:00 Otto Raspe
Anet Weterings
The relevance of the regional knowledge base for the
location choice of foreign firms in Europe
12:00-12:30 René Belderbos
Vincent van Roy
Academic research strengths and multinational firms'
foreign R&D location decisions: evidence from foreign
R&D projects in European regions
12:30-13:30 Lunch in "De Etage"
Chair
Evert Meijers
13:30-14:20
Roberto Basile
Luigi Benfratello
Davide Castellani
Geoadditive models for regional count data: an
application to industrial location
14:20-14:50
Paul Elhorst
Martijn Regelink
FDI and third country effects
15:40-16:10 Eckhardt Bode
Franz-Josef Bade
Eleonora Crutini
Does domestic offshoring precede international
offshoring?
15:20-15:40 Coffee Break
15:40-16:10 Bas Karreman
Enrico Pennings
Locational determinants of expatriation in
multinational banking across Central and Eastern
Europe
16:10-16:40 David Bassens
Ben Derudder
Frank Witlox
No more credit to Europe? Mapping Europe’s
changing financial integration through intra-European
bank lending, 2003-2010
16:40-17:10 Céline Rozenblat
European cities in the regionalized world of
multinational firms networks
19:00
Drinks and Dinner in Gusto, Schiedamse Vest 40, Rotterdam
Friday 16 December 2011
Location: G3-21, Woudestein Campus, Erasmus University Rotterdam
Time
Speaker
Co-authors
Title
08:45-09:10
Registration and Coffee
Chair
Martijn Burger
08:50-09:20
Francesca Rota
Multinationals in territories: what comes after the
entry decision?
09:20-09:50
Jose-Luis Hervas
Oliver
Rafael Boix
Economic geography of meso-global spaces: a
theoretical cross-field integration to unfold
fundamentals of the regional-global phenomenon
09:50-10:20
Dimitris Tsagdis
Stelionos Alexiadis
FDI and regional development: implications for
labour productivity growth in European regions
10:20-10:40
Coffee Break
10:40-11:10
Nigel Driffield
Jim Love
Yong Yang
Who gains from whom? A global view
11:10-11:40
Charlie Karlsson
Martin Andersson
Urban Gråsjö
MNF affiliates - knowledge spillover agents?
11:40-12:30
Klaus Meyer
Home contexts and the strategies of emerging
economy MNEs in emerging and advanced regions:
Challenges to established theories?
12:30-13:30
Lunch in "De Etage"
Chair
Frank van Oort
13:30-14:00
Jacob Jordaan
Regional FDI spillovers and local suppliers:
disentangling the effects of foreign ownership and
absorptive capacity
14:00-14:30
Grzegorz Micek
Financial effects of operations of large business
services FDI in Poland
14:30-15:20
Philip McCann
TBA
15:20-15:40
Coffee Break
15:40-16:10
Nick Phelps
Crispian Fuller
Inertia and change in the evolution of multinational
enterprise subsidiary capabilities: an economic
geographical perspective
16:10-16:50
Marie Coris
Christophe
Carrincazeaux
Relocations: between coordination and control
16:50-17:20
Pieter Tordoir
Strategic RDA Policy framework for MNC subsidiary
development
17:20
Closing Remarks and Drinks
Note that each participant is given a time slot of 30 minutes (keynotes: 50 minutes) for
both presentation and discussion. Our aim is to encourage debate, so please limit the
length of your presentation to +/- 20 minutes to allow time for discussion.
Getting there
By plane/public transport
International participants arriving by air should ideally take a flight to Amsterdam
Airport Schiphol, or, even better, Rotterdam-The Hague Airport. Arriving at Schiphol
Airport there is a train connection to Rotterdam Central Station. The fastest train
connection is the Fyra (26 minutes). Alternatively, you can take the regular train service
to Rotterdam Central (45-50 minutes). The Schiphol railway station is located directly
underneath the Central Arrival Hall. Tickets can be purchased from the ticket office
located in the Arrival Hall close to the escalators to the train station. Please note that for
the Fyra a supplementary ticket is required. For more information about flights to
Amsterdam International Airport Schiphol and other information on this airport, please
visit the Schiphol website. From Rotterdam-The Hague Airport an airport shuttle brings
you in about 20 minutes to Rotterdam Central station. For more information about
flights to Rotterdam Airport and other information on this airport, please visit the
Rotterdam airport website. For accurate train timetables, please visit the website of the
Dutch Railways NS. See www.ns.nl
From Rotterdam Central Station to the Woudestein Campus of the Erasmus University
Rotterdam:
With tram 21 in the direction of De Esch. Get off at stop Woudestein.
With tram 7 in direction Woudestein. Get off at stop Erasmus Universiteit.
With metro D in direction of De Akkers. Change at station Beurs on metro A, B, or C
in direction of Binnenhof, Nesselande or De Terp. Get off at stop Kralingse Zoom.
When exiting the station, facing the main road, the Erasmus University is directly
across the road.
From Rotterdam Alexander Station to the Woudestein Campus of the Erasmus
University Rotterdam:
With metro A or B in the direction of Schiedam Centrum. Get off at stop Kralingse
Zoom. When exiting the station, facing the main road, the Erasmus University is
directly across the road.
By car
Coming from the south (A16): First follow direction “Ring Rotterdam, Den Haag”. Near
Ridderkerk, take directions “Feijenoord / Centrum / Kralingen / Capelle”. When
crossing the Van Brienenoordbrug, take exit “Rotterdam Centrum / Capelle” and you
will immediately arrive on a roundabout. On the roundabout take “Rotterdam
Centrum”. Pass the petrol station on your right side and take the first turn to the right
after the petrol station. You have arrived at Burgemeester Oudlaan. Entrance of the
Erasmus University main gate is 100 meters further on your right.
Coming from Utrecht and Den Haag: Follow directions “Ring Rotterdam / Dordrecht”, and
then “Kralingen / Feijenoord / IJsselmonde” and take exit “Capelle / Centrum”. At the
traffic lights follow “Rotterdam Centrum”. Pass the petrol station on your right side
and take the first turn to the right after the petrol station. You have arrived at
Burgemeester Oudlaan. Entrance of the Erasmus main gate is 100 meters further on your
right.
NOTE: Due to construction work, parking on campus is limited (parking fees will be charged).
Accommodation and Dinner
We recommend booking a hotel close to the city centre and central train station, such as
Best Western Crown Hotel (budget) or Manhattan Hotel Rotterdam (luxury). At the
moment, there are some very good deals available via
www.booking.com
. If you prefer
a hotel close to the Woudestein campus, we would recommend Novotel Brainpark
Rotterdam. I would not recommend one of the hotels located in the South of Rotterdam
or on the motorway, unless you have a car.
On Thursday we will have dinner and drinks in Gusto located at the Schiedamse Vest 40
in the city centre. For participants who have arrived already on Wednesday, December
14, and feel like going for a drink, please meet the organizers in front of the Manhattan
hotel, Wednesday evening at 20h30.
The City of Rotterdam
Rotterdam is the second-largest city in the Netherlands and the largest port in the world.
Starting as a dam on the Rotte river, Rotterdam has grown into a major international
commercial centre. Its strategic location at the Rhine-Meuse-Scheldt delta on the North
Sea and at the heart of a massive rail, road, air and inland waterway distribution system
extending throughout Europe means that Rotterdam is often called the Gateway to
Europe.
Located in the Province of South Holland, Rotterdam is in the west of the Netherlands
and at the south of the Randstad. The population of the city proper was 603,425 in
March 2010. The population of the greater Rotterdam area, called "Rotterdam-Rijnmond"
or just "Rijnmond", is around 1.3 million people. Rotterdam is one of Europe's most
vibrant and multicultural cities. It is known for its university (Erasmus), its cutting-edge
architecture, its lively cultural life, its striking riverside setting, its maritime heritage and
the Rotterdam Blitz.
But the essence of Rotterdam is its huge, modern port. The largest port in Europe and
one of the busiest ports in the world, the port of Rotterdam was the world's busiest port
from 1962 to 2004, at which point it was surpassed by Shanghai. Rotterdam's commercial
and strategic importance is based on its location near the mouth of the Nieuwe Maas
(New Meuse), one of the channels in the delta formed by the Rhine and Meuse on the
North Sea. These rivers lead directly into the centre of Europe, including the industrial
Ruhr region.
For more information on Rotterdam, see http://www.rotterdam.nl/home_english
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