The environmental performance of firms: The role of foreign ownership, training, and experience |
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Authors: | Matthew A Cole Robert JR Elliott |
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Institution: | a University of Birmingham, United Kingdom b Ecole Polytechnique Paris and SALISES, France |
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Abstract: | In this paper we extend the debate on the environmental implications of foreign direct investment in developing countries by examining a new mechanism through which foreign influence can affect the environmental performance of firms. We focus on the extent to which key workers who have had previous training or experience in a foreign owned firm transfer and utilise their knowledge gained to the benefit of the local environment. To this end we use detailed firm-level data on manufacturing firms in Ghana. Our econometric results suggest that the foreign training of a firm's decision maker does reduce fuel use, particularly so in foreign owned firms. Foreign ownership per se does not influence fuel use or total energy use but is found to increase electricity use, perhaps the cleanest form of energy used by Ghanaian firms. |
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Keywords: | Q56 Q52 F21 F23 |
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