Recent research on productivity spillovers from affiliates of multinational corporations in developing and emerging … transmitting productivity spillovers. This finding has important policy implications, given that host economy governments often … spend considerable resources on attracting multinational corporation investments and promoting their impact on technological …

For decades, manufacturers around the world have outsourced production to countries with lower labor costs. However …

the results of a survey of more than 2,400 affiliates of multinational enterprises across 10 middle-income countries. The … multinational enterprises' investment decisions, confirming the importance of removing regulatory barriers to foreign direct …

"China has emerged as one of the top recipients of foreign direct investment in the world. Meanwhile, the successful … complementary). "--World Bank web site …

services in many developing economies may help accelerate productivity growth in their manufacturing sectors. "--World Bank web … productivity growth in Chile between 1992 and 2004. The authors estimate an extended production function where plant output growth … positive and significant effect of foreign direct investment in services on productivity growth of Chilean manufacturing plants …