Technology transfer and spillovers from FDI in transition economies: A meta-analysis

We conducted a meta-analysis of the microeconomic impacts of FDI in transition economies. * We found that the productivity spillover effect of FDI is much weaker than the direct effect of foreign ownership. * Publication selection bias is likely to exist in this research field. * Previous studies have not yet provided empirical evidence of a non-zero indirect effect of FDI beyond the bias. In this paper, we conduct a meta-analysis of the literature that empirically examines the microeconomic impacts of foreign direct investment (FDI) in Central and Eastern Europe and the former Soviet Union. T... Mehr ...