Technology Transfer and Spillovers? Does Local Participation with Multinationals Matter? /

This paper examines the effects on technology transfer and spillovers deriving from ownership sharing of foreign multinational affiliates. More specifically, we try to answer two questions, using unpublished Indonesian micro data. Firstly, do establishments with minority and majority ownership dif...

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Gespeichert in:
1. Verfasser:
Blomstrom, Magnus
Körperschaft:
National Bureau of Economic Research
Weitere Verfasser:
Sjoholm, Fredrik
Format:
Elektronisch E-Book
Sprache:
Englisch
Veröffentlicht:
Cambridge, Mass. National Bureau of Economic Research 1998.
Zusammenfassung:
This paper examines the effects on technology transfer and spillovers deriving from ownership sharing of foreign multinational affiliates. More specifically, we try to answer two questions, using unpublished Indonesian micro data. Firstly, do establishments with minority and majority ownership differ in terms of productivity levels? Secondly, does the degree of spillover differ with the degree of ownership in the FDI? Our results show that foreign establishments have comparable high levels of labor productivity and that domestic establishments benefit from spillovers. However, the degree of foreign ownership does neither affect the level of labor productivity in foreign establishments, nor the degree of spillovers.
Umfang:
1 online resource: illustrations (black and white);
Anmerkungen:
November 1998.
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