We review previous literature on productivity spillovers of foreign direct investment (FDI) in China and conduct our … own analysis using a crosssection of firm data. We find that the evidence of FDI spillovers on the productivity of Chinese … systematic positive productivity spillovers from FDI. We do, however, find robust evidence that Chinese private firms tend to …

: their productivity level and its export status. In line with theories and empirical evidence on the absorptive capacity of …

the productivity effect of: (a) foreign ownership in firms, and (b) foreign presence in industries and regions. In the … productivity. In the second case, the impact of foreign investment on productivity of domestically owned firms turns out to be …

productivity, wages and exports spillovers in developing, developed and transitional economies. Although theory can identify a …

or sector, it is their productivity advantage on the local firm to determine the positive effect on domestic productivity … significant and robust Veblen-Gerschenkrion effect. The initial total factor productivity advantage of MNEs on local firm acts as … a stimulus for productivity growth of local firms in the same region. …

This paper is unique in testing the importance of the foreign ownership definition when estimating productivity … companies. In addition, it moves beyond the standard framework by not only analyzing aggregate productivity spillovers, but also … negative productivity spillovers. Finally, the estimations show that the negative spillovers largely stem from foreign firms (i …