Foreign direct investment spillovers, absorptive capacities and human capital development: evidence from Argentina

Rajneesh Narula and Anabel. Marín

ILO Working Papers from International Labour Organization

Abstract: Queries whether developing countries really benefit in terms of technology by attracting multinational enterprises through tax advantages and other benefits. Finds, in the case of Argentina, that a significant technology spillover does not occur automatically, but would require domestic investment in absorptive capacities like training or new equipment.

Keywords: industrial development; foreign enterprise.; economic implication; technology transfer; foreign investment.; absorptive capacity; human capital; développement industriel; entreprise étrangère; conséquences économiques; transfert des techniques; investissement étranger; capacité d'absorption; capital humain; desarrollo industrial; empresa extranjera; consecuencias económicas; transferencia de tecnología; inversiones extranjeras; capacidad de absorción; capital humano (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 36 pages
Date: 2005
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