(this should be exploratory and statistically oriented exploration which is ideal for applying some of your knowledge of qrm, including simple econometrics) you should use data from unctad, eurostat and other sources and relevant literature cited within this course in addition, to references listed below you are advised to visit http://topics.developmentgateway.org/fdi which is rich source of policy and research information on fdi. journal of international business studies has freely available archive of its older papers at: http://copenhagen.jibs.net/mainarchive/default.asp. journal transnational corporations can be also downloaded from http://www.unctad.org/templates/page.asp?intitemid=2926 & amp;lang=1. issues from 2001 onwards can be also downloaded from http://www.statec.lu/html_fr/bibliographie/periodiques/transnational_corporations.html in giorgo barba navaretti and anthony j. venables (2004) multinational firms in the world economy, princeton university press, princeton you will find a comprehensive list of databases on fdi and the activities of multinationals (appendix a: p. 283-298. unctad website contain all issues of world investment reports at http://www.unctad.org/templates/page.asp?intitemid=1485 & amp;lang=1. this is standard reference on fdi. annual reports give you updates on fdi statistics and, regional overviews. each issues is devoted to specific issue be it competitiveness, development, employment, linkages, r & amp;d, etc. in addition to eurostat, oecd (much of it accessible via ucl library) and imf you will find useful data at unctad fdi database you will have to register to access this database. on the same site you will find detailed data on sectoral structure of fdi for several countries. for trade data, which you may want to combine with fdi data, you can access uncta data base on http://stats.unctad.org/restricted/eng/reportfolders/rfview/explorerp.asp You will have to register to access this database.