Regional policy and spillovers from FDI in the UK

Driffield, Nigel

doi:10.1007/s00168-003-0174-5

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“…In contrast, inter-firm collaboration is not significant for SME growth. The negative result for regional-level financial investors and innovation is consistent with these results; similarly, the finding that growth is strongly linked to international investors is as might be expected given the typical focus of these relationships around employment creation rather than innovation (see, e.g., Driffield 2004). The observed outcomes for interaction with financial advisors are also broadly in line with expectations (i.e., the local and regional particularly negative for growth, the UK level positive for innovation, again suggesting the value of cross-locality networks).…”

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Network Structure, Knowledge Governance, and Firm Performance: Evidence from Innovation Networks and SMEs in the UK

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It is increasingly understood that learning and thus innovation often occurs via highly interactive, iterative, network-based processes. Simultaneously, economic development policy is increasingly focused on small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) as a means of generating growth, creating a clear research issue in terms of the roles and interactions of government policy, universities, and other sources of knowledge, SMEs, and the creation and dissemination of innovation. This paper analyses the contribution of a range of actors in an SME innovation creation and dissemination framework, reviewing the role of various institutions therein, exploring the contribution of cross-locality networks, and identifying the mechanisms required to operationalise such a framework. Bivariate and multivariate (regression) techniques are employed to investigate both innovation and growth outcomes in relation to these structures; data are derived from the survey responses of over 450 SMEs in the UK. Results are complex and dependent upon the nature of institutions involved, the type of knowledge sought, and the spatial level of the linkages in place but overall highlight the value of cross-locality networks, network governance structures, and certain spillover effects from universities. In general, we find less support for the factors predicting SME growth outcomes than is the case for innovation. Finally, we outline an agenda for further research in the area. Copyright (c) 2010 The Authors. Growth and Change (c) 2010 Wiley Periodicals, Inc..

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Network Structure, Knowledge Governance, and Firm Performance: Evidence from Innovation Networks and SMEs in the UK

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“…In the case of backward linkages, domestic firms may generally benefit from MNEs when the latter increase the demand for inputs supplied by the former under the condition of increasing returns to scale, which may in turn improve the productivity of domestic firms. In order to get inputs to comply with quality standards, MNEs may provide technical support to domestic firms so as to improve the quality of goods, support for establishing productive infrastructures and for acquiring raw materials, as well as support for organization and management (Driffield 2004;Crespo et al 2009). As for forward linkages, domestic firms may benefit from MNEs if they supply higher quality and lower price inputs than domestic suppliers (Markusen and Venables 1999).…”

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The spillover effect of FDI and its impact on productivity in high economic output regions: A comparative analysis of the Yangtze River Delta and the Pearl River Delta, China

Wen

2013

Papers in Regional Science

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Using a dynamic panel data spatial Durbin model, this paper aims to examine FDI spillover and impacts on urban productivity in the Yangtze River Delta (YRD) and the Pearl River Delta (PRD). We find that FDI has positive impacts on local city's productivity but its spatial spillovers behave differently in the YRD and PRD. Spatial interactions cannot be neglected in urban growth; yet YRD and PRD demonstrates significant but opposite spatial growth effects. FDI accelerates the economic growth convergence in the YRD while slows down convergence in the PRD. Positive spatial spillover of productivity occurs in the YRD while negative spatial spillover occurs in the PRD. The results point to important policy implications for the two regions to attract FDI and promote urban development.

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“…However, the evidence for the UK seems to be more supportive of a regional dimension of the spillover effect. Driffield (2004), using UK sector‐level data, finds the existence of positive productivity spillovers from FDI in the same manufacturing sector and region 5 . Using establishment‐level data for the UK, Girma and Wakelin (2002) and Girma (2005) find positive regional spillovers from FDI.…”

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Foreign Direct Investment Spillovers: Evidence from the British Retail Sector

Higón

Vasilakos

2011

World Economy

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This paper discusses the impact of foreign‐ownership presence on the productivity performance of British‐owned domestic retailers. In particular, we analyse the existence of productivity spillovers, in the form of knowledge transfer, by using establishment‐level data from the Annual Respondents Database over the period 1997–2003. The results confirm the presence of such spillovers and highlight their positive and significant impact on the productivity of domestic firms, although these spillovers are mostly confined to the region in which foreign subsidiaries locate. There is also evidence that the productivity benefit from regional foreign direct investment spillovers increases with the absorptive capacity of domestic retailers.

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Regional policy and spillovers from FDI in the UK

Cited by 36 publications

References 31 publications

Network Structure, Knowledge Governance, and Firm Performance: Evidence from Innovation Networks and SMEs in the UK

Network Structure, Knowledge Governance, and Firm Performance: Evidence from Innovation Networks and SMEs in the UK

The spillover effect of FDI and its impact on productivity in high economic output regions: A comparative analysis of the Yangtze River Delta and the Pearl River Delta, China

Foreign Direct Investment Spillovers: Evidence from the British Retail Sector

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