Internationalisation of the Italian economy

The projects, ongoing since 1986, aims to provide an updated census (database REPRINT) of the foreign activities of Italian companies, and of the activities of foreign companies in Italy. The database REPRINT, ICE – Politecnico di Milano is the most reliable and detailed source of data on foreign direct investment of Italian companies abroad, and foreign companies in Italy. See https://www.ice.it/it/statistiche/Ide.aspx. The database makes it possible to analyze the main structural and evolutionary characteristics of the internationalization through FDI of Italian companies, with reference to sectors of activity, countries of origin / destination of investments, location and size of the Italian companies involved. The information contained in the database has also been used in many of the research focusing on MNE’s internationalization strategies and international business described above.