Firm productivity and the number of FDI destinations: Evidence from a non-parametric test

Using Japanese firm-level data, I examine whether more productive multinational enterprises (MNEs) invest in a larger number of foreign regions in the manufacturing sector. I employ the Kolmogorov–Smirnov (KS) test to compare the overall distribution of productivity by multinational status. I find t...

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Published inEconomics letters Vol. 117; no. 1; pp. 1 - 3
Main Author Tanaka, Ayumu
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Amsterdam Elsevier B.V 01.10.2012
Elsevier Science Ltd
Subjects
Distribution
Econometrics
Firm heterogeneity
Foreign direct investment
Foreign investment
Manufacturing
Multinational corporations
Multinational enterprises
Multinationals
Productivity
Studies
Japan
F14
Foreign direct investment
Multinationals
F21
F23
Firm heterogeneity
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Summary:Using Japanese firm-level data, I examine whether more productive multinational enterprises (MNEs) invest in a larger number of foreign regions in the manufacturing sector. I employ the Kolmogorov–Smirnov (KS) test to compare the overall distribution of productivity by multinational status. I find that more productive firms tend to invest in a larger number of foreign regions. ► The fraction of multinationals is low. ► Multinationals tend to be more productive than non-multinationals. ► More productive firms tend to invest in a larger number of foreign regions.
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ISSN:0165-1765
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DOI:10.1016/j.econlet.2012.04.079