Technology diffusion and host-country productivity in South-South FDI flows

Hyuk Hwang Kim, Hongshik Lee, Joonhyung Lee

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Abstract

This paper investigates the effects of foreign direct investment (FDI) on the host country's economic performance, namely, its total factor productivity (TFP). Such effects are often referred to as FDI externalities or spillover effects. In addition, the paper examines whether such spillover effects depend on the home country's income level. Our empirical findings indicate that FDI flows have positive effects on less developed countries (South countries), and that the effect of FDI flows from the developed countries (North countries) is stronger than that from less developed countries. That is, these results confirm the so-called North-South effects but provide no evidence of South-South effects. Furthermore, another channel of spillover effects is imports, which have significant effects on TFP.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)1-10
Number of pages10
JournalJapan and the World Economy
Volume33
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2015 Feb 1

Keywords

  • FDI
  • South-South
  • Technology spillover
  • Total factor productivity (TFP)

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Finance
  • Economics and Econometrics
  • Political Science and International Relations

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