. -- Innovation ; FDI ; state owned enterprises ; spillovers ; competition ; China …We investigate whether inward FDI, either at the firm or industry level, has any impact on product innovation by … that export, invest in human capital or R&D, or have prior innovation experience. We also find that SOEs with internal R …

This paper investigates the link between inward FDI and innovation activity in China, using a very comprehensive and … through which FDI affects the innovation of domestic private and collectively owned enterprises. …

investigates the link between outsourcing and innovation empirically using firm-level data for over 20 emerging market economies …

Skilled labor is a key input to the innovation process. A shortage in supply of skilled labor may hence impede … innovation activities, resulting in lower productivity gains. While governments are concerned about these likely negative impacts …, there is only limited empirical evidence whether and to what extent labor shortage affects innovation activities. The paper …

outsourcing, profits and innovation using plant level data. We find a positive effect of international outsourcing of services on … factor price differentials, therefore giving the establishment higher profits and more scope to restructure production … activities towards innovation. We also find that international services outsourcing has a positive effect on profitability, as …