FDI and productivity convergence in Central and Eastern Europe: an industry-level investigation

By M. Bijsterbosch, Marcin Kolasa. 2010

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This paper presents empirical evidence of the effect of FDI inflows on productivity convergence in Central and Eastern Europe, using a new and harmonized industry-level data set. Four conclusions stand out. First, there is a strong convergence effect in productivity, both at the country and at the industry level. Second, FDI inflow plays an important role in accounting for productivity growth. Third, the impact of FDI on productivity critically depends on the absorptive capacity of recipient countries and industries. Fourth, there is important heterogeneity across countries, industries and time with respect to some of the main findings.

Subfields: Economics and Econometrics, Strategy and Management

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Citations in the corpus

• The Impact of FDI on Economic Growth: Some Evidence from Southeast Europe (2013, background): “…MNEs are vertically and horizontally diversified) and superior technology and knowledge vis-à-vis enterprises in industrializing economies (Dicken 2003; Guloglu and Tekin 2012), FDI is considered a direct source of foreign technology transfer and productivity growth (Bijsterbosch and Kolasa 2009).”
• FDI and Economic Growth in Central and Eastern Europe (2014, background): “capital is a relevant element forming the future route of convergence in the zone [11].”