Efficiency spillovers from foreign direct investment in the EU periphery: A comparative study of Greece, Ireland, and Spain

Article Abstract:

A comparative empirical study is conducted for Greece, Ireland and Spain by creating comparable data sets and estimating identical models. Results show evidence of spillovers in Ireland and Spain only, although these positive spillovers seem to depend on whether firms have the absorptive capacity to capture technological spillovers and the criteria used to classify them as foreign affiliates.

Greece, Ireland, Spain, International aspects, Technological innovations

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An econometric framework for testing the eclectic paradigm of international firm activities

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Dunning's eclectic paradigm, which is known as Ownership-Location-Internalization approach (OLI approach) is presented. The implications of the eclectic paradigm for the econometric estimation of direct investment determinants using firm level data are examined.

Analysis, Globalization

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Foreign direct investment, agglomerations, and demonstration effects: an empirical investigation

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Localization of firms is an important factor in attracting new foreign direct investment into a host country. The difference between agglomerations and demonstration effects is discussed with reference to the location of the U.S. firms in Ireland.

Influence, Demonstrations

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