Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: https://hdl.handle.net/10419/30378 
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Year of Publication: 
Dec-2004
Series/Report no.: 
Schriftenreihe des Promotionsschwerpunkts Globalisierung und Beschäftigung No. 20/2004
Publisher: 
Universität Hohenheim, Stuttgart
Abstract: 
Since the 1980s empirical research has been conducted on the influence of MNEs on local firms. The spillovers predicted by growth theory models used in the research designs have not been found. The main result is the importance of increased competition for the productivity of local firms. When FDI flows expanded rapidly in the 1990s, it became clear that MNEs play an important role in international technology transfer. However, growth theory models are limited in that market structures and firms cannot be modeled explicitly. The New Economic Geography (NEG) is better equipped to handle these issues. Instead of spillovers it relies on linkages. Therefore, new insights might be gained by basing empirical research on a NEG model and looking for linkages among firms.
Subjects: 
New Economic Geography
Foreign Direct Investment
Multinational Enterprises
JEL: 
F2
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Document Type: 
Working Paper

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