The process of real convergence in the EEC requires new strategies to be implemented both at macro and a micro level. At a microecomic level, real convergence is strictly related to the process of resource re-allocation among countries and sectors put forward by countries’ dynamic comparative...

This paper examines the main theoretical and empirical interpretations regarding the effects of foreign direct investment on technical efficiency of local firms and, in particular, in which way technical efficiency spillovers relate to the size of the technology gap between domestically-owned...

This work examines the main theoretical and empirical interpretations regarding the effects of foreign direct investment on productivity of local firms and, in particular, in which way productivity spillovers are related to the existence of regional differences. By taking into consideration the...

<i> Do Multinational Enterprises Affect Domestic Firms’ Productivity? </i> (di Cesare Imbriani, Filippo Reganati) - ABSTRACT:This work examines the main theoretical and empirical interpretations of the effects of FDI on the productivity of local firms and, in particular, the way in which productivity...

This work examines the main theoretical and empirical interpretations of the effects of FDI on the productivity of local firms and, in particular, the way in which productivity spillovers are related to regional differences. In studying the Italian manufacturing sector, using cross-sectional...