Inward Investment and Technical Progress in the UK Manufacturing Sector:

This paper investigates the impact of direct investment by foreign-owned companies on technical progress and hence labour productivity in the UK manufacturing sector. Using an industry-level panel data set we find that foreign-owned firms have a significant positive effect on the level of technical...

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Main Author: Hubert, Florence (Author)
Other Authors: Pain, Nigel (Contributor)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Paris OECD Publishing 2000
Series:OECD Economics Department Working Papers
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Links:https://doi.org/10.1787/171541878788
Summary:This paper investigates the impact of direct investment by foreign-owned companies on technical progress and hence labour productivity in the UK manufacturing sector. Using an industry-level panel data set we find that foreign-owned firms have a significant positive effect on the level of technical efficiency in domestic firms. There is evidence of significant intra-industry and inter-industry spillovers from inward investment. These findings remain robust even when other factors such as imports and domestic R&D expenditures are allowed for. Inward investment appears to be a much more important source of technical progress than foreign trade ...
Physical Description:1 Online-Ressource (20 Seiten) 21 x 29.7cm
DOI:10.1787/171541878788