only little known about productivity variations between foreign affiliates of multinational firms. In order to enhance the … characteristics of the countries in which the multinational parent companies are located on the productivity of their affiliates … direct investment ; productivity spillover ; investor country characteristics …

productivity gains for domestic firms. The size of FDI spillovers is economically important, accounting for about 11% of … productivity growth in U.S. firms between 1987 and 1996. In addition, there is some evidence for imports-related spillovers, but it …