The Positive Casual Impact of Foreign Direct Investment on Productivity : A Not So Typical Relationship
Desbordes, Rodolphe and Verardi, Vincenzo (2011) The Positive Casual Impact of Foreign Direct Investment on Productivity : A Not So Typical Relationship. Discussion paper. University of Strathclyde, Glasgow.
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Abstract
Previous research has argued that foreign direct investment (FDI) exerts a positive and causal impact on the productivity of the recipient countries. However, we find that there is little macroeconomic evidence that FDI fosters productivity growth in recipient countries, including in those with high absorptive capacity, once we use an instrumental variables (IV) estimator robust to outliers.
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Desbordes, Rodolphe
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Item type: Monograph(Discussion paper) ID code: 67924 Dates: DateEventFebruary 2011PublishedNotes: Discussion paper. Keywords: foreign direct investment, productivity, robust regression, Regional economics. Space in economics, Economics, Econometrics and Finance (miscellaneous) Subjects: Social Sciences > Communities. Classes. Races > Regional economics. Space in economics Department: Strathclyde Business School > Economics Depositing user: Pure Administrator Date deposited: 21 May 2019 12:51 Last modified: 22 Jul 2021 00:52 URI: https://strathprints.strath.ac.uk/id/eprint/67924
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