Putting it to Work in Developing Countries - Nathan Associates
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Description<br />
Investigates empirically whether the degree<br />
of foreign ownership of FDI (jo<strong>in</strong>t<br />
venture versus wholly owned subsidiary)<br />
<strong>in</strong>fluences the development impact of FDI.<br />
Synthesis of evidence from l<strong>it</strong>erature on<br />
FDI that suggests the need for a new<br />
agenda for host governments.<br />
Several articles (Lipsey and Sjöholm,<br />
Javorcik and Spatareanu, Blalock and<br />
Gertler, Carkovic and Lev<strong>in</strong>e, Blonigen<br />
and Wang, Moran and others) present new<br />
research on search<strong>in</strong>g for FDI external<strong>it</strong>ies<br />
and spillovers, impact of FDI on growth,<br />
and design<strong>in</strong>g policies <strong>to</strong> capture benef<strong>it</strong>s.<br />
Analyzes effect of FDI on macroeconomic<br />
growth, poverty, technology transfer, and<br />
other economic welfare-enhanc<strong>in</strong>g<br />
processes, and on the channels through<br />
which these benef<strong>it</strong>s accrue.<br />
Assesses the contribution of mult<strong>in</strong>ational<br />
enterprises <strong>to</strong> economic development <strong>in</strong><br />
Namibia and Zambia.<br />
Econometric analysis of impact of foreign<br />
ownership on firms <strong>in</strong> sub-Saharan Africa,<br />
based on firm-level data from Ghana,<br />
Kenya, and Zimbabwe.<br />
Surveys l<strong>it</strong>erature on <strong>in</strong>ternational<br />
technology transfer, especially role of FDI.<br />
Discusses diffusion of technology from<br />
mult<strong>in</strong>ationals <strong>to</strong> local firms and the effect<br />
of host-country policies on technology<br />
transfer.<br />
Reviews role of FDI <strong>in</strong> economic<br />
development of Indonesia, Malaysia, the<br />
Philipp<strong>in</strong>es, and Thailand.<br />
Investigates the relationship between FDI<br />
flows, environmental issues, and<br />
development.<br />
B-8