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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 Downloads

2022

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

2021

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

2017

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

2016

  1. Evolution of Capital Structure in East Asia: Corporate Inertia or Endeavours?
    Working Papers, eSocialSciences Downloads
    Also in IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) (2008) Downloads View citations (4)
    CEDI Discussion Paper Series, Centre for Economic Development and Institutions(CEDI), Brunel University (2008) Downloads View citations (2)

    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) Downloads View citations (7) (2010)

2012

  1. When does leverage hurt productivity growth? A firm-level analysis
    Post-Print, HAL View citations (59)
    Also in Université Paris1 Panthéon-Sorbonne (Post-Print and Working Papers), HAL (2012) View citations (66)

    See also Journal Article When does leverage hurt productivity growth? A firm-level analysis, Journal of International Money and Finance, Elsevier (2012) Downloads View citations (58) (2012)

2011

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

2010

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

2008

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

2007

  1. 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 Downloads View citations (30)

2006

  1. 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 Downloads

2005

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

2004

  1. DO EXTERNAL FUNDS YIELD LOWER RETURNS ? RECENT EVIDENCE FROM EAST ASIAN ECONOMIES
    Finance, University Library of Munich, Germany Downloads 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) Downloads View citations (2) (2006)

2002

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

1998

  1. 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) Downloads View citations (16) (1999)

Undated

  1. 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 Downloads 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) Downloads 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 Downloads
  2. The source of heterogeneous externalities: evidence from foreign multinationals in the UK
    Regional Studies, 2024, 58, (8), 1636-1651 Downloads

2023

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

2022

  1. Leveraging the benefits of location decisions into performance: A global view from matched MNEs
    Journal of Business Research, 2022, 139, (C), 468-483 Downloads View citations (10)
    See also Working Paper Leveraging the benefits of location decisions into performance:A global view from matched MNEs, Working Papers (2021) Downloads (2021)
  2. Multinational enterprises and the welfare state
    UNCTAD Transnational Corporations Journal Downloads
  3. The Role of Outward FDI in Creating Korean Global Factories
    Management International Review, 2022, 62, (1), 27-52 Downloads View citations (3)

2021

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

2020

  1. FDI in hot labour markets: The implications of the war for talent
    Journal of International Business Policy, 2020, 3, (2), 107-133 Downloads View citations (15)
  2. Foreign Direct Investment to Africa: Is There a Colonial Legacy?
    Management International Review, 2020, 60, (3), 315-349 Downloads View citations (12)

2019

  1. Brexit and foreign investment in the UK
    Journal of the Royal Statistical Society Series A, 2019, 182, (2), 559-582 Downloads View citations (10)
  2. Brexit, foreign investment and employment: some implications for industrial policy?
    Contemporary Social Science, 2019, 14, (2), 174-188 Downloads View citations (5)
  3. Corporate governance and MNE strategies in emerging economies
    Journal of World Business, 2019, 54, (4), 234-243 Downloads View citations (22)
  4. Does offshore outsourcing impact home employment? Evidence from service multinationals
    Journal of Business Research, 2019, 103, (C), 448-459 Downloads View citations (5)
  5. The global recession and the shift to re-shoring: Myth or reality?
    Journal of Business Research, 2019, 103, (C), 632-643 Downloads View citations (8)

2016

  1. 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 Downloads View citations (17)
  2. 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 Downloads View citations (28)
  3. Ownership control of foreign affiliates: A property rights theory perspective
    Journal of World Business, 2016, 51, (6), 965-976 Downloads View citations (22)
  4. Reverse international knowledge transfer in the MNE: (Where) does affiliate performance boost parent performance?
    Research Policy, 2016, 45, (2), 491-506 Downloads View citations (45)
  5. The changing nature of South Korean FDI to China
    International Journal of Multinational Corporation Strategy, 2016, 1, (3/4), 269-287 Downloads View citations (3)

2014

  1. 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 Downloads View citations (1)

2013

  1. 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 Downloads View citations (58)
  2. Institutional reforms, productivity and profitability: From rents to competition?
    Journal of Comparative Economics, 2013, 41, (2), 583-600 Downloads View citations (20)
  3. International business research and risky investments, an analysis of FDI in conflict zones
    International Business Review, 2013, 22, (1), 140-155 Downloads View citations (39)
  4. Multinational Performance and the Geography of FDI
    Management International Review, 2013, 53, (6), 763-794 Downloads View citations (14)

2012

  1. Challenging the Production Function Approach to Assess the Developmental Effects of FDI
    The European Journal of Development Research, 2012, 24, (1), 32-37 Downloads View citations (9)
  2. Do Keiretsu Really Hinder FDI into Japanese Manufacturing?
    International Journal of the Economics of Business, 2012, 19, (3), 377-395 Downloads View citations (3)
  3. Does FDI Cause Development? The Ambiguity of the Evidence and Why it Matters
    The European Journal of Development Research, 2012, 24, (1), 1-7 Downloads View citations (46)
  4. Multinationality-Performance Relationship
    Management International Review, 2012, 52, (1), 23-47 Downloads View citations (11)
  5. When does leverage hurt productivity growth? A firm-level analysis
    Journal of International Money and Finance, 2012, 31, (6), 1674-1694 Downloads View citations (58)
    See also Working Paper When does leverage hurt productivity growth? A firm-level analysis, Post-Print (2012) View citations (59) (2012)

2010

  1. 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 Downloads View citations (128)
  2. Evolution of capital structure in east Asia—corporate inertia or endeavours?
    Journal of the Royal Statistical Society Series A, 2010, 173, (1), 1-29 Downloads View citations (7)
    See also Working Paper Evolution of Capital Structure in East Asia: Corporate Inertia or Endeavours?, Working Papers (2016) Downloads (2016)
  3. German Outward FDI and Firm Performance
    Applied Economics Quarterly (formerly: Konjunkturpolitik), 2010, 56, (1), 31-50
  4. Industrial districts, inward foreign investment and regional development
    Journal of Economic Geography, 2010, 10, (4), 539-558 Downloads View citations (20)
  5. The multinational enterprise as a source of international knowledge flows: Direct evidence from Italy
    Journal of International Business Studies, 2010, 41, (2), 350-359 Downloads View citations (40)

2009

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

2008

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

2007

  1. How does ownership structure affect capital structure and firm value? Recent evidence from East Asia1
    The Economics of Transition, 2007, 15, (3), 535-573 Downloads View citations (27)
  2. Industrial Policy, FDI and Employment: Still ‘Missing a Strategy’
    Journal of Industry, Competition and Trade, 2007, 7, (3), 189-211 Downloads View citations (17)
  3. Linking FDI motivation and host economy productivity effects: conceptual and empirical analysis
    Journal of International Business Studies, 2007, 38, (3), 460-473 Downloads View citations (127)
  4. Macro Determinants of FDI Inflows to Japan: An Analysis of Source Country Characteristics
    The World Economy, 2007, 30, (3), 446-469 Downloads View citations (31)
  5. Privatisation, State Ownership and Productivity: Evidence from China
    International Journal of the Economics of Business, 2007, 14, (2), 215-239 Downloads View citations (8)

2006

  1. Do external funds yield lower returns?: Recent evidence from East Asian economies
    Journal of Asian Economics, 2006, 17, (1), 171-188 Downloads View citations (2)
    See also Working Paper DO EXTERNAL FUNDS YIELD LOWER RETURNS ? RECENT EVIDENCE FROM EAST ASIAN ECONOMIES, Finance (2004) Downloads View citations (2) (2004)
  2. Does The Motivation for Foreign Direct Investment Affect Productivity Spillovers to the Domestic Sector?
    Applied Economics Quarterly (formerly: Konjunkturpolitik), 2006, 52, (1), 3-27
  3. On the search for spillovers from foreign direct investment (FDI) with spatial dependency
    Regional Studies, 2006, 40, (1), 107-119 Downloads View citations (38)
  4. The importance of clusters for spillovers from foreign direct investment and technology sourcing
    Cambridge Journal of Economics, 2006, 30, (2), 277-291 Downloads View citations (41)
  5. Wage Spillovers, Inter-regional Effects and the Impact of Inward Investment
    Spatial Economic Analysis, 2006, 1, (2), 187-205 Downloads View citations (10)

2005

  1. ARE FOREIGN FIRMS MORE TECHNOLOGICALLY INTENSIVE? UK ESTABLISHMENT EVIDENCE FROM THE ARD
    Scottish Journal of Political Economy, 2005, 52, (1), 38-53 Downloads 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 Downloads View citations (1)
  2. 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)
  3. 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 Downloads View citations (14)
  4. Wage inequality and the role of multinationals: evidence from UK panel data
    Labour Economics, 2005, 12, (2), 223-249 Downloads View citations (59)
  5. local industrial systems and the location of FDI in Italy
    International Journal of the Economics of Business, 2005, 12, (1), 105-121 Downloads View citations (20)

2004

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

2003

  1. Foreign Direct Investment, Technology Sourcing and Reverse Spillovers
    Manchester School, 2003, 71, (6), 659-672 Downloads View citations (45)
  2. Foreign and Domestic Investment: Regional Development or Crowding Out?
    Regional Studies, 2003, 37, (3), 277-288 Downloads View citations (24)
  3. 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 Downloads View citations (57)
  4. 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 Downloads View citations (6)
  5. Trade Liberalization and the Efficiency of Firms in Indian Manufacturing
    Review of Development Economics, 2003, 7, (3), 419-430 Downloads View citations (14)

2002

  1. Determinants of inward investment in the UK, a panel analysis
    Applied Economics, 2002, 34, (5), 555-560 Downloads View citations (3)
  2. Foreign Direct Investment, Transactions Linkages, and the Performance of the Domestic Sector
    International Journal of the Economics of Business, 2002, 9, (3), 335-351 Downloads View citations (53)
  3. Hymer and Uneven Development Revisited: Foreign Direct Investment and Regional Inequalities
    Contributions to Political Economy, 2002, 21, (1), 55-68 View citations (5)
  4. 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 Downloads View citations (1)

2001

  1. Foreign Manufacturing, Regional Agglomeration and Technical Efficiency in UK Industries: A Stochastic Production Frontier Approach
    Regional Studies, 2001, 35, (5), 391-399 Downloads View citations (29)
  2. Inward Investment and Host Country Market Structure: The Case of the U.K
    Review of Industrial Organization, 2001, 18, (4), 363-378 Downloads View citations (8)
  3. Inward investment, industry concentration and the speed of adjustment
    Review of World Economics (Weltwirtschaftliches Archiv), 2001, 137, (2), 193-214 Downloads View citations (15)
  4. The East Asian crisis and financing corporate investment: is there a cause for concern?
    Journal of Asian Economics, 2001, 12, (4), 507-527 Downloads View citations (17)
  5. The Impact on Domestic Productivity of Inward Investment in the UK
    Manchester School, 2001, 69, (1), 103-119 Downloads View citations (66)

2000

  1. Effectiveness and effects of attempts to regulate the UK petrol industry
    Energy Economics, 2000, 22, (3), 369-381 Downloads View citations (6)
  2. 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)
  3. Industrial Performance, Agglomeration, and Foreign Manufacturing Investment in the UK
    Journal of International Business Studies, 2000, 31, (1), 21-37 Downloads View citations (67)

1999

  1. Determinants of entry and exit in the foreign owned sector of UK manufacturing
    Applied Economics Letters, 1999, 6, (3), 153-156 Downloads View citations (4)
  2. Indirect Employment Effects of Foreign Direct Investment into the UK
    Bulletin of Economic Research, 1999, 51, (3), 207-21 View citations (17)
  3. Monopoly in the UK: What determines whether the MMC finds against the investigated firms?
    Journal of Industrial Economics, 1999, 47, (3), 263-283 Downloads 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)
  4. Regulation of the Petrol Industry in the UK: Issues and Evidence
    International Journal of the Economics of Business, 1999, 6, (3), 349-365 Downloads View citations (2)

1998

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

Books

1998

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

Chapters

2012

  1. Securing the Benefits of Inward Investment
    Palgrave Macmillan

2006

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

2002

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

2001

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

1998

  1. The Indirect Regional Impact of Inward Investment
    Palgrave Macmillan
 
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