establishments with minority and majority ownership differ in terms of productivity levels? Secondly, does the degree of spillover … 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 …

Many developing countries would like to increase the share of modern or formal sectors in their employment. One way to … productivity and good access to foreign markets, and might therefore be better at creating jobs than domestic firms are. However …, previous research on the issue has been limited by the paucity of long data sets for firm operations. We examine employment …

characteristics. The results suggest that institutional differences are important determinants of total factor productivity and that …

in a region or sector, it is their productivity advantage that determines the positive effect on domestic firms in … measuring total factor productivity (TFP) of firms and to different empirical specifications …

productivity gains for domestic firms. The size of FDI spillovers is economically important, accounting for about 14% of … productivity growth in U.S. firms between 1987 and 1996. In addition, there is some evidence for imports-related spillovers, but it …

Are there productivity spillovers from FDI to domestic firms, and, if so, how much should host countries be willing to …

We quantify foreign direct investment (FDI) spillovers by comparing changes in total factor productivity (TFP) among …

host-countries has been almost exclusively focused on issues of productivity, growth and wages. We argue that this leaves …

down production. This paper asks whether foreign owners are more likely to close plants than domestic owners. In Indonesia … for plant size and productivity, we find that foreign plants are significantly more likely to close than comparable …