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Foreign investment and domestic productivity in EU11 countries

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  • Amin Sokhanvar

    (Ural Federal University)

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This study analyzes the heterogeneous effect of FDI spillovers on the productivity of local firms in Central and Eastern European economies. Two direct and indirect transmission channels of knowledge spillovers are empirically investigated. The study focuses on the role of high-growth firms that are assumed to have a higher absorptive capacity. The fixed-effects model including country and sector fixed effects is applied to investigate a cross-section of 4943 firms. Our empirical analysis shows that first, larger firms with external market linkages are more productive. Second, high-growth enterprises are powerful engines of job creation, however, they do not outperform other firms in terms of capacity in absorbing FDI spillovers and do not have higher productivity. It highlights the necessity of rethinking public policy priorities to support firm growth. Policies to maximize the gains from FDI spillovers are discussed.

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  • Amin Sokhanvar, 2023. "Foreign investment and domestic productivity in EU11 countries," Economia e Politica Industriale: Journal of Industrial and Business Economics, Springer;Associazione Amici di Economia e Politica Industriale, vol. 50(4), pages 877-905, December.
  • Handle: RePEc:spr:epolin:v:50:y:2023:i:4:d:10.1007_s40812-023-00265-1
    DOI: 10.1007/s40812-023-00265-1
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    Keywords

    Foreign direct investment; FDI spillovers; Productivity; Contractual linkages; Absorptive capacity;
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    JEL classification:

    • J24 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Demand and Supply of Labor - - - Human Capital; Skills; Occupational Choice; Labor Productivity
    • E24 - Macroeconomics and Monetary Economics - - Consumption, Saving, Production, Employment, and Investment - - - Employment; Unemployment; Wages; Intergenerational Income Distribution; Aggregate Human Capital; Aggregate Labor Productivity
    • F23 - International Economics - - International Factor Movements and International Business - - - Multinational Firms; International Business

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