Technology intensity and outward foreign direct investment from the Indian manufacturing sector: A firm-level analysis

2016 ◽  
Vol 15 (1) ◽  
pp. 37-59 ◽  
Author(s):  
Swati Mehta
Keyword(s):  
Foreign Direct Investment ◽  
Direct Investment ◽  
Manufacturing Sector ◽  
Outward Foreign Direct Investment ◽  
Firm Level ◽  
Indian Manufacturing Sector ◽  
Level Analysis

Foreign Direct Investment and Productivity Spillovers: A Firm-Level Analysis of Bangladesh in Comparison with Vietnam

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Arif-Ur-Rahman ◽  
Kazuo Inaba
Keyword(s):  
Foreign Direct Investment ◽  
Direct Investment ◽  
Spillover Effects ◽  
External Effects ◽  
Productivity Improvement ◽  
Firm Level ◽  
Fdi Spillovers ◽  
Foreign Presence ◽  
Backward Linkages ◽  
Level Analysis

Abstract Foreign direct investment (FDI) is expected to generate external effects—usually termed FDI spillovers—for a host country, and these spillovers are thought to have consequences on the productivity of domestic firms. Despite this strong expectation, the empirical findings on FDI spillover are still indecisive. This study examines firm-level panel data to determine the effects of FDI spillover on firms’ productivity in Bangladesh in comparison to Vietnam. We consider both the horizontal and vertical (backward and forward) spillover effects of FDI. We find evidence that Bangladeshi firms gain productivity improvement through intra-industry or horizontal linkages, whereas Vietnamese firms gain through backward linkages. Our findings suggest that increases in foreign presence in the same industry for Bangladesh and in downstream industries for Vietnam are related with increase in output of domestic firms.JEL Code: F2, O1, O3

Outward Foreign Direct Investment, Restructuring and Performance Upgrading: Firm-level Evidence from Portugal

2020 ◽  
pp. 097215092091603
Author(s):  
Natália Barbosa
Keyword(s):  
Foreign Direct Investment ◽  
Direct Investment ◽  
Global Economy ◽  
Outward Foreign Direct Investment ◽  
Learning Effects ◽  
Micro Data ◽  
Outward Fdi ◽  
Export Intensity ◽  
Firm Level ◽  
And Performance

This article assesses the causal relationship between outward foreign direct investment (FDI) and various sides of firm performance, using micro data from Portuguese manufacturing firms during 2006–2014. To control for the possible endogeneity of outward FDI strategies, propensity score matching is combined with difference-in-difference approach. Our analysis shows that the learning effects for parent firms in Portuguese manufacturing depend on the underlying outward FDI strategy. The findings suggest that outward FDI could contribute to enhance firms’ productivity and their scale of operations. However, those learning effects seem to be mostly visible when firms engage in vertical outward FDI. Further, outward FDI, vertical or horizontal, appears to enhance the integration of Portuguese firms into the global economy through increased export intensity. From a managerial and policy perspective, the findings support the argument that outward FDI can indeed be at root of upgrading performance and firm’s restructuring in a small, open and peripheral economy such as Portugal.

scholarly journals Foreign direct investment and productivity spillovers: a firm-level analysis of Bangladesh in comparison with Vietnam

2021 ◽  
Vol 10 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Md Arif-Ur-Rahman ◽  
Kazuo Inaba
Keyword(s):  
Foreign Direct Investment ◽  
Direct Investment ◽  
Spillover Effects ◽  
External Effects ◽  
Productivity Improvement ◽  
Firm Level ◽  
Domestic Firms ◽  
Fdi Spillovers ◽  
Backward Linkages ◽  
Level Analysis

AbstractForeign direct investment (FDI) is expected to generate external effects—usually termed FDI spillovers—for a host country, and these spillovers are thought to have consequences on the productivity of domestic firms. Despite this strong expectation, the empirical findings on FDI spillover are still indecisive. This study examines firm-level panel data to determine the effects of FDI spillover on firms’ productivity in Bangladesh in comparison to Vietnam. We consider both the horizontal and vertical (backward and forward) spillover effects of FDI. We find evidence that Bangladeshi firms gain productivity improvement through intra-industry or horizontal linkages, whereas Vietnamese firms gain through backward linkages. Our findings suggest that increases in foreign presence in the same industry for Bangladesh and in downstream industries for Vietnam are related with increase in output of domestic firms.

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