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Foreign Ownership and Productivity in the United Kingdom: Estimates for UK Manufacturing Using the ARD

Lookup NU author(s): Professor Richard Harris

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Abstract

There is a general assumption in much of the literature on FDI that foreign owned plants have higher productivity. The purpose of this paper is to answer the important question: ``Are foreign owned plants better?''. Using U.K. manufacturing data over the period 1974–1995, our results provide robust empirical support for the view that in general, they are. This is of policy relevance in that it provides a clear rationale for support programmes aimed at attracting FDI for the direct benefits that it brings. It also highlights hindrances that may face inward investors, particularly cultural barriers.

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Author(s): Harris RID; Robinson C

Publication type: Article

Publication status: Published

Journal: Review of Industrial Organisation

Year: 2003

Volume: 22

Issue: 3

Pages: 207-223

ISSN (print): 0889-938X

ISSN (electronic): 1573-7160

Publisher: Springer

URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1023/A:1023622407571

DOI: 10.1023/A:1023622407571

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