Technology Transfer via Foreign Direct Investment in Central and Eastern Europe

Foreign subsidiaries of multinational companies are suggested as one of the main channels of technology transfer to less developed economies. In Central East Europe their presence proved to be a decisive factor to economic restructuring and development. This volume is a unique guide to theory, method of research, and empirical evidence, for technology transfer via foreign subsidiaries of multinational companies. It combines the merits of a core text on technology transfer via FDI with up-to-date empirical evidence.

Autorentext
JUDIT HAMAR Chief Researcher at Kopint-Datorg, Budapest, Hungary BJOERN JINDRA Researcher and PhD-student, Halle Institute for Economic Research, Germany PRIIT VAHTER Researcher and PhD-student, Central Bank of Estonia, Tallinn, Estonia

Inhalt
List of Tables List of Figures Preface Acknowledgements Notes on the Contributors List of Abbreviations Introduction; J.Stephan PART 1: THEORY AND REVIEW OF LATEST RESEARCH Introduction; B.Jindra Theoretical Framework: FDI and Technology Transfer; B.Jindra Principal Research Questions; B.Jindra Empirical Studies: Approaches, Methodological Problems and Findings; B.Jindra Conclusions Drawn from the Latest Research: Lessons, Limits and New Research Trends; B.Jindra PART 2: EMPIRICAL STUDIES FDI, Productivity, and Economic Restructuring in Central and Eastern Europe; J.Hamar & J.Stephan An Econometric Study of Estonia and Slovenia: The Effect of FDI on Labour Productivity; P.Vahter Results of a Fieldwork Project; J.Hamar & J.Stephan Appendix: The Questionnaire Bibliography Index