the absorptive capacity of Italian firms arising from inward Foreign Direct Investment (FDI). Given the peculiar … foreign and local enterprises, domestic firm size, and geographical distribution of firms. Our findings suggest that …

the absorptive capacity of Italian firms arising from inward Foreign Direct Investment (FDI). Given the peculiar … foreign and local enterprises, domestic firm size, and geographical distribution of firms. Our findings suggest that …

We conduct an empirical investigation into the effects of foreign ownership on worker skills using firm-level data from … Spain. To control for endogeneity bias due to selection into foreign ownership, we combine a difference …-in-differences approach with a propensity score weighting estimator. Our results provide novel evidence that foreign-acquired firms actively …

positive impact that foreign ]owned firms generate in their local host economy. …

Using a balanced panel of firm-level data on the manufacturing industry in France, Italy and Spain over the 1993 …-1997 period, this paper examines the impact of foreign presence on the productivity of domestic enterprises. We innovate on … domestic performances: productivity gaps between foreign and domestic firms, and productivity levels of MNEs. It is shown that …

We review previous literature on productivity spillovers of foreign direct investment (FDI) in China and conduct our … more involved in providing inputs and intermediary goods for foreign firms (Hale and Long, 2006), these results suggest a …