Can survey evidence shed light on spillovers from foreign direct investment

IF 8.7 1区 经济学 Q1 DEVELOPMENT STUDIES
B. Javorcik
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Abstract

Although some economists remain skeptical of the existence of positive externalities associated with Foreign Direct Investment (FDI), many countries spend large sums attracting foreign investors in the hope of benefiting from knowledge spillovers. Data collected through enterprise surveys conducted in the Czech Republic and Latvia suggest that the entry of multinationals affects domestic enterprises in the same industry or in upstream or downstream sectors through multiple channels. Some of these channels represent true knowledge spillovers while others have positive or negative effects on domestic producers in other ways. The relative magnitudes of these channels depend on host country conditions and the type of FDI inflows, which explains the seemingly inconsistent findings of the literature. The focus of the debate should shift from attempting to generalize about whether or not FDI leads to productivity spillovers to determining under what conditions it can do so.
调查证据能否揭示外国直接投资的溢出效应
尽管一些经济学家仍然对与外国直接投资(FDI)相关的正外部性的存在持怀疑态度,但许多国家花费大量资金吸引外国投资者,希望从知识溢出中受益。通过在捷克共和国和拉脱维亚进行的企业调查收集的数据表明,跨国公司的进入通过多种渠道影响同行业或上下游部门的国内企业。其中一些渠道代表了真正的知识溢出,而另一些渠道则以其他方式对国内生产者产生积极或消极的影响。这些渠道的相对规模取决于东道国的条件和外国直接投资流入的类型,这解释了文献中看似不一致的发现。辩论的焦点应该从试图概括外国直接投资是否会导致生产率溢出,转向确定在什么条件下可以这样做。
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期刊介绍: The World Bank Journals, including the Research Observer, boast the largest circulation among economics titles. The Research Observer is distributed freely to over 9,100 subscribers in non-OECD countries. Geared towards informing nonspecialist readers about research within and outside the Bank, it covers areas of economics relevant for development policy. Intended for policymakers, project officers, journalists, and educators, its surveys and overviews require only minimal background in economic analysis. Articles are not sent to referees but are assessed and approved by the Editorial Board, including distinguished economists from outside the Bank. The Observer has around 1,500 subscribers in OECD countries and nearly 10,000 subscribers in developing countries.
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