, we argue that foreign direct investment can stimulate export upgrading in manufacturing firms. We find that the level of … determinant of economic growth. Understanding how South African firms learn to export more sophisticated products is, therefore …) provide firm-level evidence of export upgrading induced by foreign direct investment in Africa, (ii) employ the fitness …

, we argue that foreign direct investment can stimulate export upgrading in manufacturing firms. We find that the level of … determinant of economic growth. Understanding how South African firms learn to export more sophisticated products is, therefore …) provide firm-level evidence of export upgrading induced by foreign direct investment in Africa, (ii) employ the fitness …

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 …

and production processes via knowledge and technological spillovers, learning by doing and the allocation of new task …-product-level dataset of Indian manufacturing firms including information on business groups, this paper contributes to recent studies on …

performances of manufacturing firms in South Africa, and whether firms investing in capabilities development are more resilient to …

This paper uses a rich panel data set of Indian manufacturing firms to analyze the effects of foreign direct investment … pass-through of cost savings to consumers. In line with the previous literature, we find little evidence for spillovers … producers of high-quality products. We also provide evidence that FDI spillovers are stronger for joint ventures and when …

and the manufacturing industries, even if in the latter positive spillovers are found to be conditional to the presence of …

spillovers that facilitate the adoption of best practices in firms with access to globally integrated peers. This paper combines …, allowing for local spillovers (or crowding out) within the same industry and across industries. Foreign investment in the firm … distanced regions. FDI tends to be associated with employment decline in manufacturing firms, but some growth in small firms. …