Foreign Direct Investment and mark-up dynamics: Evidence from Spanish firms

Journal of International Economics

Volumn 76, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 107-115

  Sembenelli, Alessandro ^a,b   Siotis, Georges ^c,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TURIN   (Italy)

^b Collegio Carlo Alberto ^*  (Italy)

^c UNIVERSIDAD CARLOS III DE MADRID   (Spain)

^d CEPR   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Competition; Efficiency; F23; Foreign Direct Investment; GMM; L40; L60; Panel data; Spillovers; Technology transfer

Indexed keywords

FOREIGN DIRECT INVESTMENT; INDUSTRIAL COMPETITION; INDUSTRIAL INVESTMENT; INDUSTRIAL PERFORMANCE; RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT; SPILLOVER EFFECT; TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER;

EURASIA; EUROPE; SOUTHERN EUROPE; SPAIN;

EID: 48849097579     PISSN: 00221996     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jinteco.2008.05.003     Document Type: Article

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