Reverse Productivity Spillovers in the OECD: The Contrasting Roles of R&D and Capital

Zámborský Peter () and Jacobs Elena J.
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Zámborský Peter: Management and International Business, University of Auckland Business School, 12 Grafton Road, Auckland 1142, New Zealand
Jacobs Elena J.: Management and International Business, University of Auckland Business School, 12 Grafton Road, Auckland 1142, New Zealand

Global Economy Journal, 2016, vol. 16, issue 1, 113-133

Abstract: This paper analyzes the relationship between research and development (R&D) and capital investment by domestic firms and the productivity of foreign affiliates of multinational enterprises in developed countries. We explain why “reverse spillovers” from domestic to foreign firms might differ when R&D and capital are considered as two separate channels. Using industry-level data for eight Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) economies (including the Czech Republic and Slovakia) in 2001–2007, we find robust evidence that R&D investment by local firms is positively associated with the productivity of affiliates of foreign firms. Our findings and theory add to the relatively scarce research on reverse spillovers and contribute to the literature on knowledge-seeking foreign direct investment (FDI).

Keywords: productivity spillovers; reverse spillovers; spillover channels; knowledge diffusion; research and development; foreign direct investment (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2016
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DOI: 10.1515/gej-2015-0021

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