manufacturing FDI and operating business groups. We generalize a model of self-selection based on two dimensional firm heterogeneity … of FDI is much larger than that of exporting or outsourcing. We also find that when we focus on independent firms that …

positively associated with the probability that a firm conducts international activities, particularly FDI. Conversely, the … internationalisation process seems to trigger strong subsequent firm-growth for FDI. Furthermore, we show evidence on the positive … results highlight the complex influence of exporting and FDI on the capacity to become a HGE and the role of new digital …

theoretical predictions we find that foreign-owned firms do export more goods to more countries after controlling for firm size …

theoretical predictions we find that foreign-owned firms do export more goods to more countries after controlling for firm size …

theoretical predictions we find that foreign-owned firms do export more goods to more countries after controlling for firm size …

theoretical predictions we find that foreign-owned firms do export more goods to more countries after controlling for firm size …

manufacturing firms - Export spillovers from FDI. Using export data at the firm/product/destination level for the period 2004 …This paper studies how the presence of multinational enterprises affects the export performance of Bulgarian …-2006, we find positive forward spillover on export value and quantity, related to quality upgrading. Conversely, we find …