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FDI from emerging markets and the productivity gap : an analysis on affiliates of BRICS EMNEs in Europe
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Abstract
This paper analyses differences in productivity of foreign affiliates of emerging market multinationals (EMNEs) from the BRICS against their counterparts from developed countries and domestic MNEs. Based on a large database on foreign affiliates in Europe, results find EMNEs at the bottom of the productivity ladder, with an average productivity gap of around 30 percentage points compared to more established competitors. The paper also shows that this effect is not homogeneously distributed since it varies in terms of sectorial distribution and technology intensity of activities performed, as well as by geographic destination. Moreover, firms heterogeneity plays a key role given that productivity differentials are largely accounted for the least productive firms, while those at the top of the distribution tend to reach similar performances than their more established competitors, especially in services.
Language
English
Source (journal)
International business review. - Oxford
Publication
Oxford : 2015
ISSN
0969-5931
DOI
10.1016/J.IBUSREV.2014.11.005
Volume/pages
24 :4 (2015) , p. 665-676
ISI
000356209100011
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UAntwerpen
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Last edited 09.10.2023
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