of the observed changes in productivity and other aspects of plant performance. The results suggest that foreign … foreign ownership and plant productivity. To control for the possible endogeneity of the FDI decision, the difference in … restructuring, as acquired plants increase their investment outlays, employment, and wages. Foreign ownership also appears to …

the impact of increased competition and foreign direct investment on domestic firms' efforts to innovate (raise their … competition and innovation, or that they are more sensitive to foreign presence. "--World Bank web site …

Many countries are convinced that Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) should be an important component of their growth …

structural model estimated on quarterly data for Macedonia and Slovakia over 1995-2007. The success of macroeconomic … Slovakia, the authors find that Macedonia has relatively weaker transmission mechanisms of monetary policy, higher output … relative to Slovakia. Hence, it appears that small, open economies with stronger economic rigidities should apply monetary …