first order stochastic dominance it is shown that, in line with this hypothesis, the productivity distribution of foreign …

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

?s productivity. We compare outsourcing in domestic with foreign-owned establishments. Our empirical results suggest that high wages …-owned firms have higher levels of outsourcing than domestic establishments. In the productivity analysis we find that an … establishment?s outsourcing intensity is positively related to its labour productivity and total factor productivity growth and that …

abroad (market-driven vs. resource-driven FDI). Second, we highlight the role of productivity growth in the post-entry period …. Our findings suggest that productivity affects the FDI decision considerably whereas expected feedback and learning … effects of FDI on productivity are remarkably lower. We further detect that more market-driven MNEs exhibit a higher …

This paper investigates the productivity effects of inward and outward foreign direct investment using industry and … country. Our results show that there are, on average, productivity benefits from inward FDI, although we can identify a number … of countries which, on aggregate, do not appear to benefit in terms of productivity. On the other hand, a country's stock …

are characterized by higher productivity levels than exporters on average, the productivity ranking predicted by Helpman …

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 examines the causal relationship between foreign mergers and acquisitions and firm productivity in the UK … positive aggregate effects on labor productivity due to capital deepening but not due to changes in TFP. …