The European Investment Monitor (EIM)

The European Investment Monitor (EIM) published by
auditing firmEY (formerly Ernst &Young) in coopera-
tion with Oxford Intelligence contains data on foreign
direct investment in Europe.

According to its website, the
EIMcontains data on more than 50, 000 investment pro-
jects since 1997 based on 28, 000 different sources that are
checked daily (European Investment Monitor). It takes into
account foreign direct investment that “has created new
operations and/or j obs (no mergers and acquisitions, no
portfolio investments) ” (EY2015: 2). EIM published a spe-
cial analytical report in 2015 about Chinese FDI in Europe
and Germany. This includes data on the number of j obs
created by Chinese FDI. The data collected is supplied by
the investors.

The report does not trace whether jobs sur-
vive or more jobs are added in the course of the investment
project (EY2015: 7).