Technology Transfer from Acquisition FDI and the Absorptive Capacity of Domestic Firms: An Empirical Investigation

This paper seeks to establish the role of absorptive capacity in technology transfer from acquisition FDI in U.K. manufacturing. It finds that the rate of productivity change following a foreign take-over is higher the higher the pre-acquisition productivity level of the acquired firm, indicating the importance of absorptive capacity. However, beyond some critical level of initial productivity, the rate of technology transfer due to foreign acquisition starts to decline. It seems that U.K. acquisition targets that had been operating nearer the domestic technology frontier have less to gain from their association with foreign multinationals.     

Promoting exports: the role of inward FDI in China

Since the late 1970s, exports and inward foreign direct investment (FDI) in China have risen dramatically under the open-door policy. The critical role of FDI in China's exports may be indicated by the fact that exports by foreign affiliates in China in 1998 were US$81 billion, comprising 44% of China's total exports in that year. While there is considerable evidence on the FDI export linkage in China, systematically empirical analyses have been limited. This paper investigates the issue using panel data at the provincial level in the period of 1986–1997. The findings support the widely held belief that increased levels of FDI positively affect provincial manufacturing export performance.     

我国对外直接投资的监督与管理

通过分析我国对外投资监管政策与实践,进一步指出我国对外投资监管存在重前置监管、轻事后监管;重审批、轻协调以及重制度、轻控制这三个主要问题,然后在总结与分析国外监管实践的基础上,提出了提高我国对外投资监管水平的政策建议。     

西藏利用外商直接投资的潜力与对策

自1988年西藏自治区开始引进外资企业以来,西藏外商直接投资不断增长。但目前西藏利用外资还存在规模较小、外资企业对西藏经济拉动作用有限、外资企业对当地投资贡献率低的特点。本文对西藏进一步利用外资的潜力进行了分析,并提出了西藏提高利用外资水平的对策和建议,以促进外资与西藏经济、资源、环境等协调发展。     

Exports as an indicator on or promoter of successful swedish manufacturing firms in the 1990s

We study the link between exports and productivity at the firm level. Like in previous studies we get support for the hypothesis that more productive firms self-select into the export market. In addition, and contrary to many of the former studies, we also obtain evidence that exporting further increases firm productivity. Exporting firms appear to have significantly higher productivity than nonexporting. Moreover, exporters—mainly firms that increase their export intensities—have higher output growth than nonexporters. Reallocation of resources between firms may then have contributed to overall manufacturing productivity growth. Hence, we try to quantify the importance of reallocation. JEL no. F10, D24     

Exports as an indicator on or promoter of successful swedish manufacturing firms in the 1990s

We study the link between exports and productivity at the firm level. Like in previous studies we get support for the hypothesis that more productive firms self-select into the export market. In addition, and contrary to many of the former studies, we also obtain evidence that exporting further increases firm productivity. Exporting firms appear to have significantly higher productivity than nonexporting. Moreover, exporters—mainly firms that increase their export intensities—have higher output growth than nonexporters. Reallocation of resources between firms may then have contributed to overall manufacturing productivity growth. Hence, we try to quantify the importance of reallocation. JEL no. F10, D24     

环渤海区域FDI区位分析及对策研究

环渤海区域被喻为中国经济增长的第三级。本文对于环渤海区域吸引外商直接投资(Foreign Direct Investment,FDI)的优劣势进行了分析,并提出了加大环渤海地区吸引国际直接投资力度的政策建议。     

外商直接投资与中国对外贸易发展的经验研究

文章基于1980-2004年中国经济时间序列数据,综合考察了外商直接投资对我国贸易总额、出口贸易额、进口贸易额的影响作用,并考虑了引资政策、贸易政策的变化对投资-贸易关系的结构冲击.     

日本引进外国直接投资与经济结构改革

20世纪90年代中期以后，日本一方面加大了引进外国直接投资的力度，另一方面又开始了新一轮经济结构改革，这两方面存在着密切的联系。随着外国直接投资的大量进入，日本对劳动力市场、企业和金融制度、税收制度等进行了重大的改革。从未来趋势看，引进外国直接投资可能在日本经济结构改革中有更强的促进作用。     

外商直接投资与江苏省农产品出口实证研究

近年来,江苏省农产品出口一直保持稳定增长。2012年江苏省农产品出口额达到30.6亿美元。外商直接投资对江苏省农产品出口的促进作用明显,利用农业FDI促进江苏省农产品出口。     

外商直接投资经济实效与中国企业内向型国际化

从20世纪80年代后半期开始,中国外商投资逐渐进入高成长阶段尤其是自1993年起,中国实际利用外资连续数年在发展中国家居第一位,2002年中国超过美国成为全球吸引外资最多的国家。外资进入中国一方面促进中国经济快速发展,同时也是国内企业走向内向型国际化的过程。企业跨国投资并参与国际竞争,次发达国家的企业与发达国家企业进行国际竞争,并不一定总会处于劣势,尤其是在竞争性的市场上,外资企业不见得比内资企业更有竞争优势。     

Heterogeneity and the FDI versus export decision of Japanese manufacturers

We investigate whether productivity differences explain why some manufacturers sell only to the domestic market while others serve foreign markets through exports and/or FDI. When overseas production offers no cost advantages, our model predicts that investors should be more productive than exporters. An extension allowing for low-cost foreign production can reverse this prediction. Data for 1070 large Japanese firms reveal that firms that invest abroad and export are more productive than firms that just export. Among overseas investors, more productive firms span a wider range of host-country income levels. J. Japanese Int. Economies 17 (4) (2003) 448–467.