Productivity spillovers and regional differences: some evidence on the italian manufacturing sector

Cesare Imbriani () and Filippo Reganati ()
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Cesare Imbriani: University of Roma La Sapienza, http://www.uniroma1.it/

CELPE Discussion Papers from CELPE - CEnter for Labor and Political Economics, University of Salerno, Italy

Abstract: This work examines the main theoretical and empirical interpretations regarding the effects of foreign direct investment on productivity of local firms and, in particular, in which way productivity spillovers are related to the existence of regional differences. By taking into consideration the Italian manufacturing sector and using cross-section data, we find that although at a national level productivity levels are higher in the domestic sectors where multinational firms account for larger shares, productivity spillovers are concentrated only in the north-western area of Italy.

Keywords: foreign direct investment; productivity spillovers (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: F23 O30 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 1999-06
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