FDI can be an important channel for developing countries' ability to get access to new technology. The impact of FDI on domestically-owned firms' technology development is less examined but it is frequently argued that technology externalities or demonstration effects could have a positive...

The People's Republic of China (PRC) is currently promoting indigenous technology development through support of Chinese firms and, arguably, by restricting operations of foreign multinational firms. This policy seems to overlook the impact of foreign firms on technology development in local...

FDI can be an important channel for developing countries’ ability to get access to new technology. The impact of FDI on domestically-owned firms’ technology development is less examined but it is frequently argued that technology externalities or demonstration effects could have a positive...