and existing hypotheses about the impact of foreign direct investment (FDI) on the efficiency of domestic firms in the … host country (i.e., spillovers). We document that backward linkages have a consistently positive effect on productivity of … domestic firms while horizontal and forward linkages show no consistent effect. We also examine how the strength of spillovers …

and existing hypotheses about the impact of foreign direct investment (FDI) on the efficiency of domestic firms in the … host country (i.e. spillovers). We document that backward linkages have a consistently positive effect on productivity of … domestic firms while horizontal and forward linkages show no consistent effect. We also examine how the strength of spillovers …

; emerging markets ; spillovers …

hypothesis that spillovers are greater for FDI with more advanced technology. While efficiency of domestic firms' is affected by … by sectors and types of firms. -- FDI ; spillovers ; transition economies ; efficiency … existing hypotheses about the impact of foreign direct investment (FDI) on the efficiency of domestic firms in the host country …

hypothesis that spillovers are greater for FDI with more advanced technology. While efficiency of domestic firms' is affected by … existing hypotheses about the impact of foreign direct investment (FDI) on the efficiency of domestic firms in the host country … the business environment, the strength of FDI spillovers is not, either when measured by the degree of corruption …

and existing hypotheses about the impact of foreign direct investment (FDI) on the efficiency of domestic firms in the … host country (i.e., spillovers). We document that backward linkages have a consistently positive effect on productivity of … domestic firms while horizontal and forward linkages show no consistent effect. We also examine how the strength of spillovers …