This paper investigates spatial dependence of FDI knowledge spillovers in manufacturing and services using spatial … hand, FDI knowledge spillovers decrease service productivity within regions, because of market-stealing effects operating … strongly across a smaller geographical scale. However, its impact is lost as knowledge spillovers from more distant neighbours …

source of exogenous variation to identify the impact of services liberalization on total factor productivity (TFP) of …This paper brings new evidence on the impact of services liberalization on performance of manufacturing firms. Using a … unique database of Ukrainian firms in 2001-2007, we utilize an external push for liberalization in services sector as a …