Technology Transfer via Foreign Direct Investment in Central and Eastern Europe: Theory

Cover......Page 1
Contents......Page 6
List of Tables......Page 8
List of Figures......Page 10
Preface......Page 12
Acknowledgements......Page 16
Notes on the Contributors......Page 18
List of Abbreviations......Page 20
Introduction......Page 22
Part I: Theory and Review of the Latest Research on the Effects of FDI into Central East Europe......Page 26
1 Introduction: The Scope of the Review......Page 28
FDI, foreign subsidiary and MNC......Page 31
MNEs......Page 32
Technology transfer......Page 33
Technology transfer via inward FDI......Page 41
Classification of determinants for technology transfer......Page 52
Principal research questions......Page 53
Methodological challenges......Page 55
Meta-analysis of traditional econometric studies......Page 60
Mezzo-analysis in technology transfer research......Page 90
Lessons from existing research......Page 97
Limits of existing research and new research trends......Page 98
The broader research agenda......Page 99
Part II: Empirical Studies......Page 100
International theory of trade and finance......Page 102
National and industrial labour productivity levels......Page 104
The importance of FDI in CEE economies......Page 108
The changing focus of foreign investors, by broad sectors of the economy......Page 110
The penetration of CEECs’ manufacturing industry by FDI......Page 111
The role of FIEs in CEECs’ productivity improvements......Page 112
The role of FIEs in technology upgrading......Page 114
6 An Econometric Study of Estonia and Slovenia: The Effect of FDI on Labour Productivity......Page 121
Theoretical background......Page 122
Previous empirical literature......Page 127
Data and descriptive statistics......Page 130
General model and econometric concerns......Page 139
Estimation results......Page 144
Conclusions......Page 148
Introduction......Page 151
Conceptual framework: the taxonomy for FIEs and potential for technology transfer......Page 152
The main features of the sample......Page 157
The empirical taxonomy of FIEs and potential for internal technology transfer......Page 159
Intensity of integration with the host economy and potential for external technology transfer......Page 170
The potential for internal and external technology transfer: summary of results......Page 177
Determinants of FIE development......Page 178
Appendix: The Questionnaire......Page 185
Bibliography......Page 190
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