Does Foreign Direct Investment Promote Development?Theodore H. Moran, Edward Montgomery Graham, Magnus Blomström What is the impact of foreign direct investment (FDI) on development? The answer is important for the lives of millions--if not billions--of workers, families, and communities in the developing world. The answer is crucial for policymakers in developing and developed countries, and in multilateral agencies. This volume gathers together the cutting edge of new research on FDI and host country economic performance and presents the most sophisticated critiques of current and past inquiries. It probes the limits of what can be determined from available evidence and from innovative investigative techniques. In addition, the book presents new results, concludes with an analysis of the implications for contemporary policy debates, and proposes new avenues for future research. |
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... productivity spillovers usually comprises an econometric analysis in which labor productivity or total factor productiv- ity in domestic firms is regressed on a number of independent variables assumed to have an effect on productivity ...
... productivity spillovers usually comprises an econometric analysis in which labor productivity or total factor productiv- ity in domestic firms is regressed on a number of independent variables assumed to have an effect on productivity ...
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... productivity and for wages — is not very informative . It does not reveal whether FDI raises productivity or whether multinationals are attracted to regions or industries in which domestic firms are more productive or workers are more ...
... productivity and for wages — is not very informative . It does not reveal whether FDI raises productivity or whether multinationals are attracted to regions or industries in which domestic firms are more productive or workers are more ...
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... productivity enhancement , since the two have very different welfare implications . Next , I focus on an issue that is more specific to the literature on esti- mating FDI spillover effects : FDI is likely to be endogenous . One key ...
... productivity enhancement , since the two have very different welfare implications . Next , I focus on an issue that is more specific to the literature on esti- mating FDI spillover effects : FDI is likely to be endogenous . One key ...
Contents
RD Activities of Foreign and National | 107 |
Foreign Direct Investment and Local Economic | 137 |
A Critical Survey and a Simple Model | 159 |
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