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The Nested Variable Model of FDI Spillover Effects: Estimation Using Hungarian Panel Data

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  • Ichiro Iwasaki
  • P�ter Csizmadia
  • Miklós Ill�ssy
  • Csaba Makó
  • Miklós Szanyi

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A new empirical model is presented that considers the productivity spillover effects of foreign direct investment (FDI) by focusing on the multi-layered structure of industrial classifications. In this model, the market presence of horizontal FDI in a host country is expressed using multiple spillover variables with a nested structure corresponding to the aggregated level of industrial classification. Using large-scale firm-level data from Hungary, we estimated the nested variable model and verified horizontal FDI spillover effects that cannot be captured with the conventional model having a single horizontal variable.

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  • Ichiro Iwasaki & P�ter Csizmadia & Miklós Ill�ssy & Csaba Makó & Miklós Szanyi, 2012. "The Nested Variable Model of FDI Spillover Effects: Estimation Using Hungarian Panel Data," International Economic Journal, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 26(4), pages 673-709, October.
    • Handle: RePEc:taf:intecj:v:26:y:2012:i:4:p:673-709
    DOI: 10.1080/10168737.2012.719914
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