Foreign Direct Investment and Productivity Spillovers: Evidence from Turkey

Foreign Direct Investment and Productivity Spillovers: Evidence from Turkey

This article analyzes the horizontal productivity spillover effects of foreign ownership on Turkish firms that are among the top 500 industrial enterprises in Turkey. Using a panel of 215 firms over the period 2004-2008, we find that domestic firms benefit from productivity spillovers from foreign-o...

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Veröffentlicht in:Journal of applied finance and banking 2011-01, Vol.1 (4), p.185
1. Verfasser: Erdogan, Aysa Ipek
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Absorptive capacity
Econometrics
Employees
Foreign investment
Foreign owned US companies
Labor productivity
Minority set aside programs
Occupational mobility
Production functions
Productivity
Research methodology
Studies
Transition economies
Value added
Variables
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Zusammenfassung:This article analyzes the horizontal productivity spillover effects of foreign ownership on Turkish firms that are among the top 500 industrial enterprises in Turkey. Using a panel of 215 firms over the period 2004-2008, we find that domestic firms benefit from productivity spillovers from foreign-owned firms. However, absorptive capacity does not matter for productivity spillover benefits. [PUBLICATION ABSTRACT]
ISSN:1792-6580
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