Technology sourcing and strategic foreign direct investment

Kjetil Bjorvatn and Carsten Eckel

Munich Reprints in Economics from University of Munich, Department of Economics

Abstract: Empirical evidence suggests that technological spillovers are limited by distance. The present paper investigates the implications of this observation for the investment decisions of a technologically leading and lagging firm, located in different countries. Technological spillovers may induce \"technology sourcing\" foreign direct investment by the less advanced firm, as it seeks to upgrade its technology. Our main result, however, is that there may be strong incentives for the leading firm to undertake strategic investment abroad in order to prevent technology sourcing by the lagging firm. We analyze how trade costs, the technology gap between firms, technological spillovers, and the ability of a firm to transfer technology between plants affect the two firms’ entry decisions.

Date: 2006
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Published in Review of International Economics 4 14(2006): pp. 600-614

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