Abstract
This paper assesses the spillover effects of inward foreign direct investment (FDI) on firm-level productivity growth in China’s manufacturing sector over the period 2006-2009. We use a detailed industrial classification of data to characterise both intra-industry and inter-industry linkages, in contrast to most previous studies for developing countries. Our findings suggest that there is a negative short-term effect and a positive long-run effect from FDI at both linkage levels. Among the inter-industry linkages, in line with previous studies, the backward linkage is an important channel for domestic firms to obtain technology spillovers in the long-run. However, our results also indicate that forward linkages are equally important, as we find a strongly positive impact of this linkage on productivity growth of domestic manufacturing firms in China.
Original language | English |
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Title of host publication | Advances in Panel Data Analysis in Applied Economic Research |
Subtitle of host publication | 2017 International Conference on Applied Economics (ICOAE) |
Editors | Nicholas Tsounis, Aspasia Vlachvei |
Place of Publication | Switzerland |
Publisher | Springer |
Chapter | 15 |
Pages | 203-222 |
Number of pages | 20 |
ISBN (Electronic) | 978-3-319-70055-7 |
ISBN (Print) | 978-3-319-70054-0 |
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Publication status | Published - 18 Apr 2018 |
Event | International Conference on Applied Economics - Coventry University Technology Park, Coventry, United Kingdom Duration: 6 Jul 2017 → 8 Jul 2017 http://i-coae.com/ |
Publication series
Name | Springer Series in Business and Economics |
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Conference
Conference | International Conference on Applied Economics |
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Abbreviated title | ICOAE |
Country/Territory | United Kingdom |
City | Coventry |
Period | 6/07/17 → 8/07/17 |
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Keywords
- Foreign direct investment
- Technology spillovers
- Productivity growth