Does Foreign Direct Investment Increase Exports’ Productivity? Evidence from Developing and Emerging Countries
Posted: 24 Apr 2014 Last revised: 9 May 2014
Date Written: 2014
Abstract
Raising the productivity content of exports is an important issue for developing and emerging countries. What role do foreign firms play in this process? This question has not been adequately studied. We contribute to the literature by generalizing the role of foreign direct investment (FDI) in the host country’s export productivity level. Using panel data, we present new empirical evidence suggesting that FDI boosts the overall productivity level of the developing and emerging countries’ exports.
Keywords: export productivity, foreign direct investment
JEL Classification: F1, F2, O1
Suggested Citation: Suggested Citation
Saadi, Mohamed, Does Foreign Direct Investment Increase Exports’ Productivity? Evidence from Developing and Emerging Countries (2014). International Review of Applied Economics, Volume 28, Issue 4, pp 482-506, Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=2428372
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