Multinational Enterprises, Absorptive Capacity and Export Spillovers: Evidence from Polish Firm‐level Data

Cieślik, Andrzej; Hagemejer, Jan

doi:10.1111/rode.12113

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“…With respect to both export and innovation spillovers, the available evidence is more favourable to FDI, or at least is less blurred than in the case of productivity spillovers. The occurrence of FDI export spillovers has been identified in countries as diverse as Chile (Duran and Ryan 2014), China (Chen et al 2013), Poland (Cieslik and Hagemejer 2014) and Vietnam (Anwar and Nguyen 2011). In contrast to productivity spillovers studies, FDI seems to be positively associated with the propensity and intensity of exports of domestic firms in the same industry, an expected result since fiercer competition tend to put the mechanisms of natural selection in motion.…”

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Improving the developmental impact of multinational enterprises: policy and research challenges

Narula

Pineli

2018

J. Ind. Bus. Econ.

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We summarize the key empirical evidence on the nexus between MNEs and development, focusing on issues that are relevant for the formulation, implementation and assessment of policies by host developing countries. We also delve into what we do not know, as well as topics for which the evidence is still quite blurred. We discuss the reasons for the absence of clear evidence, and potential avenues for future research to improve policies. Although most countries rely on MNEs/FDI as a central plank of their development strategy, the collective weight of academic research has not led to a fine-tuning of policy implementation. Countries still rely on policies for which evidence is sparse, or no longer valid in an era of globalisation. Much of the literature has focused on externalities and spillovers, and has deemphasised the other 'effects' of MNE activity, implicitly assuming that MNEs are almost always beneficial for development. Few rents are costless when the opportunity costs of scarce resources are considered, especially in the longer term. Despite the abundance of empirical studies (of increasing sophistication), most ignore the significance of structural change. Growth and the interaction with MNE activity is not linear or monotonic over time, because the economy itself is in a constant state of flux.

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Improving the developmental impact of multinational enterprises: policy and research challenges

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Pineli

2018

J. Ind. Bus. Econ.

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“…In addition, the available evidence does not suggest any moderating role of country-specific regulations on business, investment, financial or labour issues (Farole & Winkler, 2014). In contrast, the occurrence of export spillovers has been identified for countries as diverse as Chile (Duran & Ryan, 2014), Venezuela (Aitken & Harrison, 1999), China (Chen et al, 2013), Poland (Cieslik & Hagemejer, 2014) and Vietnam (Anwar and Nguyen, 2011) 18 .…”

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FDI, Multinationals, and Structural Change in Developing Countries

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Belderbos³

2021

New Perspectives on Structural Change

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This chapter provides a comprehensive overview of the extant knowledge linking activities of multinational enterprises (MNEs) and structural change in developing countries. The balance of payments approach, which focuses on investment, is criticized. The exact configuration of the MNE will result from the interaction between the ownership of assets of the firm and the location-specific assets of countries, and the extent to which the firm perceives it to be in its best interest to organize these assets within the firm boundaries, that is, to internalize the market. The East Asian experiences suggest that FDI is just one of the possible vehicles of knowledge acquisition, and that the investment development path could be redefined in terms of technological catching-up. Cross-country differences in the FDI–structural change nexus seem to be associated with the financial development and the level of control of corruption of the countries but not with trade openness.

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“…Participation in GVCs enables SMEs to overcome barriers to scale and improve their economic performance by supplying exporting firms (Dhyne & Rubinova, 2016). This allows them to avoid paying fixed costs such as design and marketing costs, lower foreign market entry barriers and benefit from the knowledge spillovers from MNEs (Artopoulos et al, 2013;Cieślik & Hagemejer, 2014).…”

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What matters for firms? participation in Global Value Chains in Central and East European countries?

Cieślik

Michałek

Szczygielski

2019

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Research background: There has been an extensive body of literature on the growing importance of global value chains (GVCs) in developed and emerging economies. This literature argues that GVCs significantly affect international trade patterns and open new possibilities for participating economies to increase both their exports’ quantity and quality, acquire advanced production technologies and improve the overall economic performance. However, the empirical evidence from the Central and East European (CEE) countries, especially at the firm level is still relatively scarce. The majority of existing empirical studies on GVCs in the CEE countries are based on sectoral input-output data. Purpose of the article: In this article, we study the determinants of firm participation in GVCs using firm-level BEEPS data for 29 CEE countries. We hypothesize that larger, foreign-owned, more productive and innovative firms producing a limited range of products and employing skilled workers are more likely to be involved in GVCs. Methods: The intensity of participation in GVCs is measured by the usage of imported inputs and the intensity of exports. The empirical study uses the BEEPS firm-level data set for the period 2011–2014 and the probit estimation method. Findings & Value added: The assembled empirical evidence generally supports these hypotheses. In addition, we find that firms which participate in GVCs pro-duce a smaller range of products, which means that they concentrate on their core competencies. In particular, we find that the EU membership may facilitate participation in GVCs, especially for smaller firms in the CEE countries. This article adds to the existing literature by examining the firm-level determinants of participation in GVCs using the cross-country firm-level survey conducted by the EBRD and the World Bank.

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Multinational Enterprises, Absorptive Capacity and Export Spillovers: Evidence from Polish Firm‐level Data

Cited by 15 publications

References 43 publications

Improving the developmental impact of multinational enterprises: policy and research challenges

Improving the developmental impact of multinational enterprises: policy and research challenges

FDI, Multinationals, and Structural Change in Developing Countries

What matters for firms? participation in Global Value Chains in Central and East European countries?

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