Publication
Oct 2009
This publication argues that the measures of backward linkages used in recent literature on spillovers from multinational companies are potentially problematic as they depend on a number of restrictive assumptions. The authors discuss why these assumptions are likely to be violated in practice and provide alternative measures that overcome the drawbacks. They demonstrate how the choice of backward linkage measure matters greatly, using plant-level data for Ireland.
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Author | Salvador Barrios, Holger Görg, Eric Strobl |
Series | Kiel Institute Working Papers |
Issue | 1560 |
Publisher | Kiel Institute for the World Economy |
Copyright | © 2009 Kiel Institute for the World Economy |