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Distance to the Efficiency Frontier and FDI Spillovers

Sabirianova Peter, Klara; Svejnar, Jan; Terrell, Katherine - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2004

We establish that domestically owned firms in two alternative models of emerging market economies, the Czech Republic and Russia, have not been converging to the technological frontier set by foreign owned firms. In both countries, the distance of domestic firms to the frontier grew (in all...

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Why and Where do Headquarters Move?

Strauss-Kahn, Vanessa; Vives, Xavier - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2005

This paper analyses decisions regarding the location of headquarters in the US for the period 1996-2001. Using a unique firm-level database of about 30,000 US headquarters, we study the firm- and location-specific characteristics of headquarters that relocated over that period. Headquarters are...

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When is FDI a Capital Flow?

Marin, Dalia; Schnitzer, Monika - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2006

movement. We develop a model in which the optimal choice of financing an international investment trades off the relative costs … and benefits associated with the allocation and effectiveness of control rights resulting from the financing decision. We … find that the financing choice is driven by managerial incentive problems and that FDI involves an international capital …

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Foreign Investment, Corporate Ownership, and Development: Are Firms in Emerging Markets Catching Up to the World Standard?

Sabirianova Peter, Klara; Svejnar, Jan; Terrell, Katherine - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2005

Economic development implies that the efficiency of firms in developing countries is approaching that of firms in advanced economies. We examine the extent of this convergence in the Czech Republic and Russia, economies that represent alternative models of implementing development policies,...

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Foreign Production, Strategic Choice and the Domestic Market Effect

Pavelin, Stephen - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2000

This paper presents a simple model of the interaction between two firms, based in different countries, each of which faces the export v MNE choice concerning the serving of each other’s home market. The basic game structure is similar to that elsewhere in the literature (Horstmann & Markusen...

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Technology Transfer and Spillovers in International Joint Ventures

Müller, Thomas; Schnitzer, Monika - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2003

This paper analyzes the effects of a potential spillover on technology transfer of a multinational enterprise and on the host country policy. In particular, we examine how both parties’ incentives can be controlled through the ownership structure in an international joint venture. In contrast...

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The Dilemma of Labor Unions: Local Objectives vs. Global Bargaining

Eckel, Carsten; Egger, Hartmut - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2012

Multinational enterprises are able to improve their disagreement profits by setting up foreign production facilities, with adverse consequences for negotiated wages and union utilities. In this paper, we take a new angle at this issue and analyze whether unions can improve their situation by...

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Home Country Effects of Foreign Direct Investment: Evidence from Sweden

Blomström, Magnus; Kokko, Ari - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 1994

This paper examines two broad issues related to foreign investment by Swedish multinational corporations (MNCs): first, the effects of outward foreign direct investment on domestic investment, exports and employment, and second, the effects on the domestic economy from the increasing division of...

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Foreign Ownership and Productivity: New Evidence from the Service Sector and the R&D Lab

Griffith, Rachel; Redding, Stephen J.; Simpson, Helen - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2004

This Paper examines the relationship between foreign ownership and productivity, paying particular attention to two issues neglected in the existing literature – the role of multinationals in service sectors and the importance of R&D activity conducted by foreign multinationals. We review...

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Multinational Corporations and Spillovers

Blomström, Magnus; Kokko, Ari - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 1996

This paper examines spillover effects of the activities of multinational firms (MNCs). Such effects are most likely to be found in host countries, where the operations of foreign multinationals may influence local firms in the MNC’s own industry as well as firms in other industries. There is...

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