TY  - JOUR
AU  - Blomstrom,Magnus
AU  - Kokko,Ari
TI  - Policies to Encourage Inflows of Technology Through Foreign Multinationals
JF  - National Bureau of Economic Research Working Paper Series
VL  - No. 4289
PY  - 1995
Y2  - July 1995
UR  - http://www.nber.org/papers/w4289
L1  - http://www.nber.org/papers/w4289.pdf
N1  - Author contact info:
Magnus Blomstrom
European Institute of Japanese Studies
Stockholm School of Economics
Post Office Box 6501, Sveavagen 65
S-113 83 Stockholm
 SWEDEN
Tel: 46-8-7369265
Fax: 46-8-313017
E-Mail: magnus.blomstrom@gmail.com

Ari Kokko
European Institute of Japanese Studies
Stockholm School of Economics
S-113 83 Stockholm, SWEDEN
E-Mail: ako.int@cbs.dk
AB  - Do host countries aiming to maximize the inflows of technology through foreign multinationals have any policy alternatives to formal technology transfer requirements and performance requirements? To answer this question, the present paper examines some possible determinants of the technology imports of U.S. majority-owned foreign affiliates in 33 host countries. The results show that the affiliates' technology imports increase with the host countries' domestic investment levels and education levels, but that various performance requirements are negatively related to technology transfer. This suggests that policies promoting local investment, competition, and education may sometimes be alternatives to direct controls and requirements.
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