Extant research on R&D internationalization has not examined how effective foreign R&D investments are in generating positive returns for the investing firms, in particular in comparison and conjunction with the effects of domestic R&D investments. We examine the effectiveness of international...

Slovenia’s living standards measured in GDP per capita are currently some 20% below the EU15 average and have not yet reached their pre-crisis level. Given that most of this gap comes from differences in labour productivity, the paper looks at productivity trends and sources of productivity...

Chapter 1: Introduction. - Chapter 2. Technology and China’s Growth Trend. - Chapter 3. Spatial Effects of FDI and Growth in China -- Chapter 4. Interregional Disparity in Productivity Growth -- Chapter 5: Trade Imbalance and Protectionist Policy on Imported Intermediate Inputs -- Chapter 6...