Publication series

Headquarters and innovation: does location matter?


Volume: 14 Topics in Corporate Finance

Author(s): X. Vives and V. Strauss-Kahn

Year: 2007

ISBN: 90-77859-05-6

Price: € 20.00

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A key public issue for many governments is how to attract (and retain) economic activities. While industrial policy, aimed at picking winners and/or subsidizing existing businesses, is out of fashion (the dreadful experiences in the seventies with protecting “old industries” like shipping and mining are still vivid…), countries and regions are nevertheless actively trying to create their own “Silicon Valley”. In similar spirit, governments seem interested at being attractive as location for headquarters. Economic activity, knowledge intensive professional services in particular, seem to cluster where headquarters are. All this might be true yet little is known about the effectiveness and ability of governments to stimulate economic activity. 

Against this backdrop the Amsterdam Center for Corporate Finance (ACCF) has decided to devote this issue of its discussion series ”Topics in Corporate Finance” to this important topic. This booklet tries to take a small step in that direction. Professor Vives –one of the world’s leading authorities on competitiveness and industrial policy (in collaboration with Professor Vanessa Strauss Kahn) – provides an insightful analysis on the choice of location for headquarters. This is analyzed extensively using data on location choices of firms in the Unites States. In a separate chapter Professor Vives also addresses where economic activity is clustered in the EU, suggestive for what the regional competitive advantages might be. The main observation in this brief chapter is that regions have specialized, yet have very different track records in attracting innovative activities.


Publications Topics in Corporate Finance

VolumeYearAuthorTitlePrice
302023D. Bezemer, K. Cools, A. BootOndernemingsbeleid in een wereld van financialisering€ 20.00
292021A.J. Menkveld, G. Vuillemey, M.P. Schinkel, T. Klein and othersPerspectives on Central Clearing and Competition Policy€ 20.00
282020R. de Weijs, A. Jonkers & A. Boot et al.Perspectives on Leveraged Finance and Fintech€ 20.00
272019Dirk Schoenmaker, Rens van Tilburg, Elisa Achterberg and Max van SonSustainable Finance and Government Policy€ 20.00
262018Arnoud W.A. Boot, Jeroen E. Ligterink and Jens K. MartinUnderstanding Fintech and Private Equity€ 20.00
252017Jeroen E. Ligterink en Jens K. MartinPrivate equity: waardecreatie, herverdeling en excessen€ 20.00
242015Tanju YorulmazerUnderstanding the Crisis: Bank Funding Structures as Source of Instability€ 20.00
232014Anat R. AdmatiTowards a Better Understanding of the Capitalization of Banks€ 20.00
222013Arnoud W.A. BootTransactiemaatschappij en financiële markten: op zoek naar een nieuwe balans€ 20.00
212012Lans BovenbergMacro-oplossingen gezocht: naar integrale oplossingen voor de onevenwichtigheden in wonen, pensioen, ouderenzorg en het bancaire landschap€ 20.00
202011Paul De Grauwe and Arnoud W.A. BootTowards a Fundamental Resolution of the Eurocrisis€ 20.00
192010David T. LlewellynThe Global Banking Crisis and the Post-Crisis Banking and Regulatory Scenario€ 20.00
182010Ludovic PhalippouRegulating Private Equity€ 20.00
172009Frank Partnoy, Arnoud W.A. Boot and Anjan V. ThakorTowards a Fundamental Understanding of Financial Sector Developments€ 20.00
162008Arnoud W. A. BootCorporate finance theorie en financiële crisis in breder perspectief € 20.00
152007Arnoud W.A. Boot, meerdere auteursPrivate equity en aandeelhoudersactivisme€ 20.00
142007X. Vives and V. Strauss-KahnHeadquarters and innovation: does location matter? € 20.00
132006L. Bouchez, M. Knubben, J.A. McCahery and L. Timmerman (eds)The Quality of Corporate Law and the Role of Corporate Law € 20.00
122005J. McCahery and E. VermeulenUnderstanding (Un)incorporated Business Forms € 20.00
112005D. Cumming, G. Fleming and A. SchwienbacherRecent research on the investment behavior of private equity fund managers€ 20.00
102005M.J.G.C. Raaijmakers, G. van Solinge en P. Frentrop Corporate governance: een agenda voor de toekomst€ 20.00
92004Amar BhidéEntrepreneurship and Venture Capital€ 20.00
82004V. Maksimovic, D. Brounen, A. de Jong and K. KoedijkPerspectives on the Theory and Practice of Corporate Finance € 20.00
72003J.J.A. LeenaarsSecuritisatie: Economics en Europees Perspectief€ 20.00
62003U. BhattacharyaGlobal Corporate Governance and Accounting Transparency € 20.00
52002A. Saunders and A. SchmeitsThe Role of Bank Funding for the Corporate Sector: the Netherlands in an International Perspective € 20.00
42001Todd T. MilbournManagement Compensation in the Netherlands: Theory, Evidence, and Best Practice € 12.50
32000A.W.A. Boot and J.E. LigterinkDe Efficiëntie van de Nederlandse Faillissements€ 15.00
22000E.I. Altman and A. Saunders, and A.W.A. Boot, T. Milbourn, and S. DezelanPerspectives on the Regulation of the Financial Services Industry € 12.50
11999I. Walter and A.W.A. BootThe Future of Banking: Two Essays on the Consolidation in the Financial Sector€ 15.00