This paper examines productivity differences between firms doing foreign direct investment (FDI) and domestic firms on … the question of causality between productivity and global expansion. Comparing domestic firms and extra-firm exporters of … goods, we find that pre-entry selection is more important than post-market-entry effects. Pre-entry boosts to productivity …

patterns of firms within the same sector. Helpman, Melitz and Yeaple (2005) develop a model in which innate productivity … allows us to compare productivity over the entire distribution. Our results show robust support for the prediction from …

patterns of firms within the same sector. Helpman, Melitz and Yeaple (2005) develop a model in which innate productivity … allows us to compare productivity over the entire distribution. Our results show robust support for the prediction from …

. Our findings suggest that productivity affects the FDI decision considerably whereas expected feedback and learning … abroad (market-driven vs. resource-driven FDI). Second, we highlight the role of productivity growth in the post-entry period … effects of FDI on productivity are remarkably lower. We further detect that more market-driven MNEs exhibit a higher …

.Our findings suggest that productivity affects the FDI decision considerably whereas expected feedback and learning effects of FDI … abroad (market-driven vs. resource-driven FDI). Second, we highlight the role of productivity growth in the post-entry period … on productivity are remarkably lower.We further detect that more market-driven MNEs exhibit a higher productivity than …