down production. This paper asks whether foreign owners are more likely to close plants than domestic owners. In Indonesia … for plant size and productivity, we find that foreign plants are significantly more likely to close than comparable …

down production. This paper asks whether foreign owners are more likely to close plants than domestic owners. In Indonesia … for plant size and productivity, we find that foreign plants are significantly more likely to close than comparable …

productivity and wage growth are higher for newly founded MNEs than for national rms. Employment growth is superior before …

This paper is unique in testing the importance of the foreign ownership definition when estimating productivity … companies. In addition, it moves beyond the standard framework by not only analyzing aggregate productivity spillovers, but also … negative productivity spillovers. Finally, the estimations show that the negative spillovers largely stem from foreign firms (i …