Horizontal and Vertical (Buyer-Supplier) Spillovers from Foreign Direct Investment : Determinants of Malaysian Establishments' Total Factor Productivity

• Main Authors: Khalifah, Noor Aini, Mohd Salleh, Salmah, Adam, Radziah
• Format: Conference or Workshop Item
• Language: English
• Published: 2010
• Subjects: HG Finance
• Online Access: http://eprints.usm.my/26015/1/Horizontal_and_Vertical_%28Buyer-Supplier%29_Spillovers_from_Foreign_Direct_Investment_-_Determinants_of_Malaysian_Establishments%27_Total_Factor_Productivity.pdf; http://eprints.usm.my/26015/

This study examines the issue of indirect technology transfer through both horizontal and vertical spillovers from foreign direct investment (FDI). Combining both input-output data for 2000 and a balanced micro-panel data set for the period 2000-2004, we estimate total factor productivity (TFP) of e...