The paper examines the relation between observed technology spillovers from foreign direct investment and proxies for the complexity of MNC technology. The results suggest that advanced MNC technologies of large technology gaps alone do not constitute unsurmountable obstacles to spillovers, but...

Using data from Swedish patent applications, this paper examines the pattern of foreign technology sourcing in Swedish multinational and non-multinational firms. The results show that both types of firms are more likely to make references to countries with large patent stocks and to countries...