Foreign direct investment and technology spillovers: Evidence from panel data analysis of manufacturing firms in Zambia

Journal of Development Economics

Volumn 81, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 514-526

  Bwalya, Samuel Mulenga ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ZAMBIA   (Zambia)

Author keywords

Foreign investment; Manufacturing firms; Productivity; Technology spillovers

Indexed keywords

FOREIGN DIRECT INVESTMENT; INCENTIVE; MANUFACTURING; PRODUCTIVITY; SPILLOVER EFFECT; TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER;

AFRICA; SOUTHERN AFRICA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA; ZAMBIA;

EID: 33749984733     PISSN: 03043878     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jdeveco.2005.06.011     Document Type: Article

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