TY  - JOUR
AU  - Blomstrom,Magnus
AU  - Sjoholm,Fredrik
TI  - Technology Transfer and Spillovers?  Does Local Participation with      Multinationals Matter?
JF  - National Bureau of Economic Research Working Paper Series
VL  - No. 6816
PY  - 1998
Y2  - November 1998
UR  - http://www.nber.org/papers/w6816
L1  - http://www.nber.org/papers/w6816.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

Fredrik Sjoholm
Research Institute of Industrial Economics
Box 55665
SE-102 15
Stockholm, Sweden
E-Mail: Fredrik.Sjoholm@ifn.se
AB  - This paper examines the effects on technology transfer and spillovers deriving from ownership sharing of foreign multinational affiliates.  More specifically, we try to answer two questions, using unpublished Indonesian micro data.  Firstly, do establishments with minority and majority ownership differ in terms of productivity levels?  Secondly, does the degree of spillover differ with the degree of ownership in the FDI?  Our results show that foreign establishments have comparable high levels of labor productivity and that domestic establishments benefit from spillovers.  However, the degree of foreign ownership does neither affect the level of labor productivity in foreign establishments, nor the degree of spillovers.
ER  -