Since the late 1970s, foreign relocations have been a subject of public concern in the industrialised countries. In spite of the numerous studies carried out in the field of international industrial economics, however, decision-makers, and even economists,remain divided in their opinions regarding appropriate policy measures (e.g., in theUS, Cohen and Zysman, 1987; Dertouzos et al., 1989; Brainard and Riker, 1997;Berger, 2005). Some analysts interpret foreign relocations as a sign of economic decline, while others see them as an efficient response to commercial and financial globalisation (Magaziner, 1982; Magaziner and Patinkin, 1989; Reich, 1991; Thurow,1992; Luttwak, 1993; Krugman, 1994; Mankiw and Swagel, 2005).