How does the productivity of foreign direct investment spill over to local firms in Chinese manufacturing?

Authors: Blake, A., Deng, Z. and Falvey, R.

Pages: 230-243

ISBN: 9780203873885

DOI: 10.4324/9780203873885

Source: Scopus

How Does the Productivity of Foreign Direct Investment Spill Over to Local Firms in Chinese Manufacturing?

Authors: Blake, A., Deng, Z. and Falvey, R.

Publisher: University of Nottingham

Place of Publication: Nottingham

Abstract:

We use a firm-level dataset for Chinese manufacturing, to estimate productivity spillovers from foreign direct investment (FDI) to local firms. The spillover channels considered include inter-firm labour turnover/mobility; vertical input-output linkages; exporting externalities; and horizontal effects. The roles of these channels are dependent on various factors including export propensity, R&D expenditure per capita, employee training, and ownership structure. We find that export of MNEs is the most prominent spillover channel. Labour turnover and horizontal demonstration and competition bring positive spillovers to SOEs but not to local private firms. Vertical linkages are not found to be significant.

http://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=1446703

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Preferred by: Adam Blake