Multinational Enterprises, International Trade, and Productivity Growth
Author | : Wolfgang Keller |
Publisher | : International Monetary Fund |
Total Pages | : 41 |
Release | : 2003-12-01 |
ISBN-10 | : 9781451875898 |
ISBN-13 | : 1451875894 |
Rating | : 4/5 (894 Downloads) |
Download or read book Multinational Enterprises, International Trade, and Productivity Growth written by Wolfgang Keller and published by International Monetary Fund. This book was released on 2003-12-01 with total page 41 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: We estimate international technology spillovers to U.S. manufacturing firms via imports and foreign direct investment (FDI) between 1987 and 1996. In contrast to earlier work, our results suggest that FDI leads to substantial productivity gains for domestic firms. The size of FDI spillovers is economically important, accounting for about 11 percent of productivity growth in U.S. firms between 1987 and 1996. In addition, there is some evidence for import-related spillovers, but it is weaker than for FDI spillovers. The paper also gives a detailed account of why our study leads to results different from those found in previous work. This analysis indicates that our results are also likely to apply to other countries and periods.