Machine generated contents note: 1.Introduction -- 1.1.Setting the scene -- 1.2.Research questions, strategy and outline -- 2.General Theoretical Framework -- 2.1.The capability-based theory of the firm -- 2.2.Technological accumulation and the internationalisation of firms -- 2.3.Research questions in the light of the technological accumulation theory -- 3.Data -- 3.1.Existing micro-databases on foreign and West German investment -- 3.2.The IWH FDI micro-database -- 4.Descriptive Overview -- 4.1.General overview -- 4.2.Sectoral composition and specialisation -- 4.3.Regional distribution -- 4.4.Sectoral specialisation at the regional level -- 4.5.Size structure -- 5.Empirical Part I: Location Choice of Multinationals -- 5.1.Introduction and research questions -- 5.2.Theory and international empirical evidence -- 5.3.Empirical evidence on locational determinants from East Germany -- 5.4.Hypotheses -- 5.5.Theoretical and econometric model -- 5.6.Results and discussion --

Contents note continued: 6.Empirical Part II: Localisation of the Technological Activities of Multinationals -- 6.1.Introduction and research questions -- 6.2.Theory and international empirical evidence -- 6.3.Hypotheses -- 6.4.Descriptive analysis -- 6.5.Theoretical and econometric model -- 6.6.Results and discussion -- 7.Empirical Part III: Technological Spillover from Multinationals -- 7.1.Introduction and research questions -- 7.2.Theory and international empirical evidence -- 7.3.Hypotheses -- 7.4.Descriptive analysis -- 7.5.Theoretical and econometric model -- 7.6.Results and discussion -- 8.Main Contributions, Limitations and Further Research -- 8.1.Summary of research results -- 8.2.Implications for the technology accumulation approach -- 8.3.Contributions to research on East Germany -- 8.4.Policy implications -- 8.5.Limitations and further research directions.