Details about Nigel L. Driffield

Homepage:	https://www.wbs.ac.uk/about/person/nigel-driffield/
Postal address:	Strategy and International Business, Warwick Business School, Warwick University CV4 7AL
Workplace:	Aston Business School, Aston University, (more information at EDIRC)

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Working Papers

2024

1. A framework for understanding transformation FDI
   Insight Papers, The Productivity Institute

2022

2. Between a rock and a hard place: Trade offs between prosperity and inclusivity when implementing regional growth policies
   Insight Papers, The Productivity Institute
3. The Midlands' Productivity Challenge: Exploring the issues
   Insight Papers, The Productivity Institute

2021

4. Inward investment and UK productivity
   Working Papers, The Productivity Institute View citations (2)
5. Leveraging the benefits of location decisions into performance:A global view from matched MNEs
   Working Papers, The Productivity Institute
   See also Journal Article Leveraging the benefits of location decisions into performance: A global view from matched MNEs, Journal of Business Research, Elsevier (2022) View citations (10) (2022)
6. Understanding productivity:Organisational Capital perspectives
   Working Papers, The Productivity Institute

2017

7. Inward investment will fall in the UK, post Brexit
   Columbia FDI Perspectives, Columbia University, Columbia Center on Sustainable Investment (CCSI)

2016

8. Evolution of Capital Structure in East Asia: Corporate Inertia or Endeavours?
   Working Papers, eSocialSciences
   Also in CEDI Discussion Paper Series, Centre for Economic Development and Institutions(CEDI), Brunel University (2008) View citations (2)
   IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) (2008) View citations (4)
   See also Journal Article Evolution of capital structure in east Asia—corporate inertia or endeavours?, Journal of the Royal Statistical Society Series A, Royal Statistical Society (2010) View citations (7) (2010)

2012

9. When does leverage hurt productivity growth? A firm-level analysis
   Post-Print, HAL View citations (60)
   Also in Université Paris1 Panthéon-Sorbonne (Post-Print and Working Papers), HAL (2012) View citations (67)
   See also Journal Article When does leverage hurt productivity growth? A firm-level analysis, Journal of International Money and Finance, Elsevier (2012) View citations (59) (2012)

2011

10. Optimal Leverage and Firm Performance: An Endogenous Threshold Analysis
    CEDI Discussion Paper Series, Centre for Economic Development and Institutions(CEDI), Brunel University View citations (2)

2010

11. Bridging the Gap? Corruption, Knowledge and Foreign Ownership
    CEDI Discussion Paper Series, Centre for Economic Development and Institutions(CEDI), Brunel University View citations (3)
12. Excess Leverage and Productivity Growth in Emerging Economies: Is There A Threshold Effect?
    IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) View citations (10)
    Also in CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers (2009) View citations (8)
13. Wage Inequality, Linkages and FDI
    IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) View citations (3)

2008

14. Productivity and Labour Demand Effects of Inward and Outward FDI on UK Industry
    Working Papers, The University of Sheffield, Department of Economics View citations (10)

2007

15. How Does Ownership Structure Affect Capital Structure and Firm Value? Recent Evidence from East Asia
    CEDI Discussion Paper Series, Centre for Economic Development and Institutions(CEDI), Brunel University View citations (30)

2006

16. How Does Ownership Structure Affect Capital Structure and Firm Performance? Recent Evidence from East Asia
    Economics and Finance Discussion Papers, Economics and Finance Section, School of Social Sciences, Brunel University

2005

17. Dynamic Adjustment of Corporate Leverage: Is there a lesson to learn from the Recent Asian Crisis?
    Finance, University Library of Munich, Germany
    Also in Finance, University Library of Munich, Germany (2004)
18. How Ownership Structure Affects Capital Structure and Firm Performance? Recent Evidence from East Asia
    Finance, University Library of Munich, Germany View citations (21)
    Also in Finance, University Library of Munich, Germany (2005) View citations (5)
    Finance, University Library of Munich, Germany (2005) View citations (2)

2004

19. DO EXTERNAL FUNDS YIELD LOWER RETURNS ? RECENT EVIDENCE FROM EAST ASIAN ECONOMIES
    Finance, University Library of Munich, Germany View citations (2)
    See also Journal Article Do external funds yield lower returns?: Recent evidence from East Asian economies, Journal of Asian Economics, Elsevier (2006) View citations (2) (2006)

2002

20. Domestic wage determination: Regional Spillovers and inward investment
    Discussion Papers in Economics, Division of Economics, School of Business, University of Leicester
21. Spillovers from FDI and Skill Structures of Host-Country Firms
    Discussion Papers in Economics, Division of Economics, School of Business, University of Leicester View citations (11)

1998

22. Monopoly in the UK: What Determines whether the MMC finds against the Investigated Firms?
    University of East Anglia Discussion Papers in Economics, School of Economics, University of East Anglia, Norwich, UK.
    See also Journal Article Monopoly in the UK: What determines whether the MMC finds against the investigated firms?, Journal of Industrial Economics, Wiley Blackwell (1999) View citations (16) (1999)

Undated

23. Are Foreign Firms More Technologically Intensive? UK Establishment Evidence From the ARD
    Discussion Papers in Public Sector Economics, Division of Economics, School of Business, University of Leicester View citations (1)
    See also Journal Article ARE FOREIGN FIRMS MORE TECHNOLOGICALLY INTENSIVE? UK ESTABLISHMENT EVIDENCE FROM THE ARD, Scottish Journal of Political Economy, Scottish Economic Society (2005) View citations (1) (2005)

Journal Articles

2024

1. Mechanisms of metagovernance as structural challenges to levelling up in England
   Regional Studies, 2024, 58, (4), 876-892
2. The source of heterogeneous externalities: evidence from foreign multinationals in the UK
   Regional Studies, 2024, 58, (8), 1636-1651

2023

3. Returns to Internationalization: Business Group-Affiliated Firms vs Standalone Firms
   Management International Review, 2023, 63, (4), 603-639

2022

4. Leveraging the benefits of location decisions into performance: A global view from matched MNEs
   Journal of Business Research, 2022, 139, (C), 468-483 View citations (10)
   See also Working Paper Leveraging the benefits of location decisions into performance:A global view from matched MNEs, Working Papers (2021) (2021)
5. Multinational enterprises and the welfare state
   UNCTAD Transnational Corporations Journal
6. The Role of Outward FDI in Creating Korean Global Factories
   Management International Review, 2022, 62, (1), 27-52 View citations (4)

2021

7. Correction to: FDI in hot labour markets: The implications of the war for talent
   Journal of International Business Policy, 2021, 4, (3), 453-454
8. FDI motives and the use of tax havens: Evidence from South Korea
   Journal of Business Research, 2021, 135, (C), 644-662 View citations (9)
9. Internationalization pathways of Chinese private firms: A closer look at firm-specific advantages
   Journal of International Management, 2021, 27, (3) View citations (4)

2020

10. FDI in hot labour markets: The implications of the war for talent
    Journal of International Business Policy, 2020, 3, (2), 107-133 View citations (16)
11. Foreign Direct Investment to Africa: Is There a Colonial Legacy?
    Management International Review, 2020, 60, (3), 315-349 View citations (13)

2019

12. Brexit and foreign investment in the UK
    Journal of the Royal Statistical Society Series A, 2019, 182, (2), 559-582 View citations (11)
13. Brexit, foreign investment and employment: some implications for industrial policy?
    Contemporary Social Science, 2019, 14, (2), 174-188 View citations (5)
14. Corporate governance and MNE strategies in emerging economies
    Journal of World Business, 2019, 54, (4), 234-243 View citations (22)
15. Does offshore outsourcing impact home employment? Evidence from service multinationals
    Journal of Business Research, 2019, 103, (C), 448-459 View citations (5)
16. The global recession and the shift to re-shoring: Myth or reality?
    Journal of Business Research, 2019, 103, (C), 632-643 View citations (11)

2016

17. A strategic perspective of cross-listing by emerging market firms: Evidence from Indonesia, Mexico, Poland and South Africa
    Journal of International Management, 2016, 22, (3), 265-279 View citations (17)
18. Country specific advantage, firm specific advantage and multinationality – Sources of competitive advantage in emerging markets: Evidence from the electronics industry in China
    International Business Review, 2016, 25, (1), 165-176 View citations (28)
19. Ownership control of foreign affiliates: A property rights theory perspective
    Journal of World Business, 2016, 51, (6), 965-976 View citations (23)
20. Reverse international knowledge transfer in the MNE: (Where) does affiliate performance boost parent performance?
    Research Policy, 2016, 45, (2), 491-506 View citations (45)
21. The changing nature of South Korean FDI to China
    International Journal of Multinational Corporation Strategy, 2016, 1, (3/4), 269-287 View citations (3)

2014

22. Inward Investment and the Drivers of Post Recession Recovery in Germany
    Journal of Economics and Statistics (Jahrbuecher fuer Nationaloekonomie und Statistik), 2014, 234, (6), 775-799 View citations (1)

2013

23. Impact of FDI, ODA and Migrant Remittances on Economic Growth in Developing Countries: A Systems Approach
    The European Journal of Development Research, 2013, 25, (2), 173-196 View citations (59)
24. Institutional reforms, productivity and profitability: From rents to competition?
    Journal of Comparative Economics, 2013, 41, (2), 583-600 View citations (20)
25. International business research and risky investments, an analysis of FDI in conflict zones
    International Business Review, 2013, 22, (1), 140-155 View citations (39)
26. Multinational Performance and the Geography of FDI
    Management International Review, 2013, 53, (6), 763-794 View citations (14)

2012

27. Challenging the Production Function Approach to Assess the Developmental Effects of FDI
    The European Journal of Development Research, 2012, 24, (1), 32-37 View citations (9)
28. Do Keiretsu Really Hinder FDI into Japanese Manufacturing?
    International Journal of the Economics of Business, 2012, 19, (3), 377-395 View citations (3)
29. Does FDI Cause Development? The Ambiguity of the Evidence and Why it Matters
    The European Journal of Development Research, 2012, 24, (1), 1-7 View citations (47)
30. Multinationality-Performance Relationship
    Management International Review, 2012, 52, (1), 23-47 View citations (11)
31. When does leverage hurt productivity growth? A firm-level analysis
    Journal of International Money and Finance, 2012, 31, (6), 1674-1694 View citations (59)
    See also Working Paper When does leverage hurt productivity growth? A firm-level analysis, Post-Print (2012) View citations (60) (2012)

2010

32. Does ownership structure of emerging-market firms affect their outward FDI? The case of the Indian automotive and pharmaceutical sectors
    Journal of International Business Studies, 2010, 41, (3), 437-450 View citations (129)
33. Evolution of capital structure in east Asia—corporate inertia or endeavours?
    Journal of the Royal Statistical Society Series A, 2010, 173, (1), 1-29 View citations (7)
    See also Working Paper Evolution of Capital Structure in East Asia: Corporate Inertia or Endeavours?, Working Papers (2016) (2016)
34. German Outward FDI and Firm Performance
    Applied Economics Quarterly (formerly: Konjunkturpolitik), 2010, 56, (1), 31-50
35. Industrial districts, inward foreign investment and regional development
    Journal of Economic Geography, 2010, 10, (4), 539-558 View citations (21)
36. The multinational enterprise as a source of international knowledge flows: Direct evidence from Italy
    Journal of International Business Studies, 2010, 41, (2), 350-359 View citations (40)

2009

37. Does German foreign direct investment lead to job losses at home?
    Applied Economics Quarterly (formerly: Konjunkturpolitik), 2009, 55, (3), 243-263
38. PRODUCTIVITY AND LABOUR DEMAND EFFECTS OF INWARD AND OUTWARD FOREIGN DIRECT INVESTMENT ON UK INDUSTRY*
    Manchester School, 2009, 77, (2), 171-203 View citations (32)
39. The Effects of Offshoring to China: Reallocation, Employment and Productivity in Taiwan
    International Journal of the Economics of Business, 2009, 16, (1), 19-38 View citations (10)

2008

40. Analysis of Productivity Differences among Foreign and Domestic Firms: Evidence from Germany
    Review of World Economics (Weltwirtschaftliches Archiv), 2008, 144, (1), 32-54 View citations (60)
41. Optimal geographic diversification and firm performance: evidence from the U.K
    Journal of Productivity Analysis, 2008, 30, (2), 145-154 View citations (6)

2007

42. How does ownership structure affect capital structure and firm value? Recent evidence from East Asia1
    The Economics of Transition, 2007, 15, (3), 535-573 View citations (27)
43. Industrial Policy, FDI and Employment: Still ‘Missing a Strategy’
    Journal of Industry, Competition and Trade, 2007, 7, (3), 189-211 View citations (17)
44. Linking FDI motivation and host economy productivity effects: conceptual and empirical analysis
    Journal of International Business Studies, 2007, 38, (3), 460-473 View citations (128)
45. Macro Determinants of FDI Inflows to Japan: An Analysis of Source Country Characteristics
    The World Economy, 2007, 30, (3), 446-469 View citations (32)
46. Privatisation, State Ownership and Productivity: Evidence from China
    International Journal of the Economics of Business, 2007, 14, (2), 215-239 View citations (8)

2006

47. Do external funds yield lower returns?: Recent evidence from East Asian economies
    Journal of Asian Economics, 2006, 17, (1), 171-188 View citations (2)
    See also Working Paper DO EXTERNAL FUNDS YIELD LOWER RETURNS ? RECENT EVIDENCE FROM EAST ASIAN ECONOMIES, Finance (2004) View citations (2) (2004)
48. Does The Motivation for Foreign Direct Investment Affect Productivity Spillovers to the Domestic Sector?
    Applied Economics Quarterly (formerly: Konjunkturpolitik), 2006, 52, (1), 3-27
49. On the search for spillovers from foreign direct investment (FDI) with spatial dependency
    Regional Studies, 2006, 40, (1), 107-119 View citations (40)
50. The importance of clusters for spillovers from foreign direct investment and technology sourcing
    Cambridge Journal of Economics, 2006, 30, (2), 277-291 View citations (43)
51. Wage Spillovers, Inter-regional Effects and the Impact of Inward Investment
    Spatial Economic Analysis, 2006, 1, (2), 187-205 View citations (10)

2005

52. ARE FOREIGN FIRMS MORE TECHNOLOGICALLY INTENSIVE? UK ESTABLISHMENT EVIDENCE FROM THE ARD
    Scottish Journal of Political Economy, 2005, 52, (1), 38-53 View citations (1)
    See also Working Paper Are Foreign Firms More Technologically Intensive? UK Establishment Evidence From the ARD, Discussion Papers in Public Sector Economics View citations (1)
53. INTRA-INDUSTRY FOREIGN DIRECT INVESTMENT, UNEVEN DEVELOPMENT AND GLOBALISATION: THE LEGACY OF STEPHEN HYMER
    Contributions to Political Economy, 2005, 24, (1), 55-78 View citations (4)
54. WHO GAINS FROM WHOM? SPILLOVERS, COMPETITION AND TECHNOLOGY SOURCING IN THE FOREIGN‐OWNED SECTOR OF UK MANUFACTURING
    Scottish Journal of Political Economy, 2005, 52, (5), 663-686 View citations (14)
55. Wage inequality and the role of multinationals: evidence from UK panel data
    Labour Economics, 2005, 12, (2), 223-249 View citations (59)
56. local industrial systems and the location of FDI in Italy
    International Journal of the Economics of Business, 2005, 12, (1), 105-121 View citations (21)

2004

57. Inward investment, transaction linkages and productivity spillovers
    Economics of Governance, 2004, 83, (4), 699-722 View citations (17)
    Also in Papers in Regional Science, 2004, 83, (4), 699-722 (2004) View citations (15)
58. Regional policy and spillovers from FDI in the UK
    The Annals of Regional Science, 2004, 38, (4), 579-594 View citations (19)

2003

59. Foreign Direct Investment, Technology Sourcing and Reverse Spillovers
    Manchester School, 2003, 71, (6), 659-672 View citations (45)
60. Foreign and Domestic Investment: Regional Development or Crowding Out?
    Regional Studies, 2003, 37, (3), 277-288 View citations (24)
61. Regional Foreign Direct Investment and Wage Spillovers: Plant Level Evidence from the UK Electronics Industry
    Oxford Bulletin of Economics and Statistics, 2003, 65, (4), 453-474 View citations (58)
62. Some Further Empirical Evidence on the Impact of Oil Price Changes on Petrol Prices
    International Journal of the Economics of Business, 2003, 10, (2), 195-203 View citations (6)
63. Trade Liberalization and the Efficiency of Firms in Indian Manufacturing
    Review of Development Economics, 2003, 7, (3), 419-430 View citations (14)

2002

64. Determinants of inward investment in the UK, a panel analysis
    Applied Economics, 2002, 34, (5), 555-560 View citations (3)
65. Foreign Direct Investment, Transactions Linkages, and the Performance of the Domestic Sector
    International Journal of the Economics of Business, 2002, 9, (3), 335-351 View citations (53)
66. Hymer and Uneven Development Revisited: Foreign Direct Investment and Regional Inequalities
    Contributions to Political Economy, 2002, 21, (1), 55-68 View citations (5)
67. Multinational Enterprises and Technological Effort by Local Firms: A Case Study of the Malaysian Electronics and Electrical Industry
    Journal of Development Studies, 2002, 38, (6), 129-141 View citations (1)

2001

68. Foreign Manufacturing, Regional Agglomeration and Technical Efficiency in UK Industries: A Stochastic Production Frontier Approach
    Regional Studies, 2001, 35, (5), 391-399 View citations (29)
69. Inward Investment and Host Country Market Structure: The Case of the U.K
    Review of Industrial Organization, 2001, 18, (4), 363-378 View citations (8)
70. Inward investment, industry concentration and the speed of adjustment
    Review of World Economics (Weltwirtschaftliches Archiv), 2001, 137, (2), 193-214 View citations (15)
71. The East Asian crisis and financing corporate investment: is there a cause for concern?
    Journal of Asian Economics, 2001, 12, (4), 507-527 View citations (17)
72. The Impact on Domestic Productivity of Inward Investment in the UK
    Manchester School, 2001, 69, (1), 103-119 View citations (67)

2000

73. Effectiveness and effects of attempts to regulate the UK petrol industry
    Energy Economics, 2000, 22, (3), 369-381 View citations (6)
74. FDI and the Labour Market: A Review of the Evidence and Policy Implications
    Oxford Review of Economic Policy, 2000, 16, (3), 90-103 View citations (66)
75. Industrial Performance, Agglomeration, and Foreign Manufacturing Investment in the UK
    Journal of International Business Studies, 2000, 31, (1), 21-37 View citations (67)

1999

76. Determinants of entry and exit in the foreign owned sector of UK manufacturing
    Applied Economics Letters, 1999, 6, (3), 153-156 View citations (4)
77. Indirect Employment Effects of Foreign Direct Investment into the UK
    Bulletin of Economic Research, 1999, 51, (3), 207-21 View citations (17)
78. Monopoly in the UK: What determines whether the MMC finds against the investigated firms?
    Journal of Industrial Economics, 1999, 47, (3), 263-283 View citations (16)
    See also Working Paper Monopoly in the UK: What Determines whether the MMC finds against the Investigated Firms?, University of East Anglia Discussion Papers in Economics (1998) (1998)
79. Regulation of the Petrol Industry in the UK: Issues and Evidence
    International Journal of the Economics of Business, 1999, 6, (3), 349-365 View citations (2)

1998

80. The impact of foreign direct investment on UK manufacturing: is there a profit squeeze in domestic firms?
    Applied Economics, 1998, 30, (5), 705-709 View citations (15)

Books

1998

1. Monopoly Policy in the UK
   Books, Edward Elgar Publishing View citations (18)

Chapters

2012

1. Securing the Benefits of Inward Investment
   Palgrave Macmillan

2006

2. FDI, clusters and knowledge sourcing
   Chapter 6 in Clusters and Globalisation, 2006 View citations (6)

2002

3. Technology, Trade, Multinationals and Aggregate Employment: Evidence from UK Panel Data
   Palgrave Macmillan

2001

4. Regional policy and the impact of FDI in the UK
   Palgrave Macmillan View citations (1)

1998

5. The Indirect Regional Impact of Inward Investment
   Palgrave Macmillan