Technology flows, outsourcing and productivity: an analysis of UK trade and FDI

Nigel L. Driffield; Michael Henry; James H. Love

Technology flows, outsourcing and productivity: an analysis of UK trade and FDI

Nigel L. Driffield, Michael Henry, James H. Love

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Abstract

The literature on technology spillovers from trade and FDI is ambiguous in its findings. This may in part be because of the assumption in much of the work that trade and FDI flows are homogeneous in their determinants and thus in their effects. We develop a taxonomy of trade and FDI determinants based on R&D intensity and unit labour cost differentials, and test for the presence of spillovers from inward investment and imports on an extensive sample of UK manufacturing plants. We find that both trade and FDI have measurable spillover effects, but the sign and extent of these effects varies depending on the technological and factor cost differentials between the recipient and host economies. There is therefore an identifiable link between the determinants and effects of trade and FDI which the previous literature has not explored.

Original language	English
Publisher	Aston University
ISBN (Print)	978-1-85449-689-8
Publication status	Published - 2007

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Name	Aston Business School research papers
Publisher	Aston University
No.	RP0707

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2 Unpublished Conference Paper

FDI and technology diffusion in developing countries: the role of human capital and institutions
Driffield, N. & Henry, M., 2006.
Research output: Unpublished contribution to conference › Unpublished Conference Paper › peer-review
Technology flows, outsourcing and productivity: an analysis of UK trade and FDI
Driffield, N. L., Henry, M. & Love, J. H., 2006.
Research output: Unpublished contribution to conference › Unpublished Conference Paper › peer-review

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Technology flows, outsourcing and productivity: an analysis of UK trade and FDI

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FDI and technology diffusion in developing countries: the role of human capital and institutions

Technology flows, outsourcing and productivity: an analysis of UK trade and FDI

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