. Applying propensity score matching to control for differences across firms in terms of labor productivity, size, etc., we find …

This paper investigates the productivity effects of inward and outward foreign direct investment using industry and … country. Our results show that there are, on average, productivity benefits from inward FDI, although we can identify a number … of countries which, on aggregate, do not appear to benefit in terms of productivity. On the other hand, a country's stock …

question whether this has led to productivity gains within firms. I address this question by combining industry-level data on … offshoring and domestic outsourcing with a firm panel. I find that offshoring of non-core activities has led to productivity … gains whereas offshoring of core activities and domestic outsourcing have had no such effects. The estimated productivity …

is increasing in its productivity, with the most productive multinationals choosing not to rely on a foreign partner at …

macroeconomic shocks. Our results confirm that selection into exporting is largely driven by productivity and industry technological …

control for differences across firms in terms of labor productivity and other characteristics, we find that foreign ownership …