Globalisation and Productivity Growth Theory and Evidence

A great deal of public policy is harnessed to raising productivity growth. Although it is believed that the process is intimately linked to globalization, the precise links are less well known. This volume offers a comprehensive overview of links between international trade, foreign direct investment and productivity growth, providing a series of empirical analyses of these links.

Introduction and Overview; H.Görg, D.Greenaway & R.Kneller PART I: AGGREGATE PRODUCTIVITY GROWTH Globalisation and Aggregate Productivity Growth; M.Henry & C.Milner Liberalisation and Aggregate Productivity Growth; D.Greenaway & E.Haque PART II: CROSS BORDER INVESTMENT AND PRODUCTIVITY Foreign Direct Investment and Productivity Growth: Theory; B.Ferrett Empirical Evidence on Foreign Ownership and Productivity Growth; S.Girma, S.Thompson & P.Wright Multinational Enterprises and Spillovers; H.Görg & A.Hijzen PART III: EXPORTING AND PRODUCTIVITY Exporting and Productivity Growth: Theory; R.Falvey & Z.Yu Empirical Evidence on Exporting and Productivity Growth; D.Greenaway & R.Kneller Multinationals, Exporting and Overseas Production; S.Girma, R.Kneller & M.Pisu

ROD FALVEY Professor of International Economics, University of Nottingham, UK BEN FERRETT Research Fellow, Leverhulme Centre for Research on Globalization and Economic Policy, University of Nottingham, UK SOURAFEL GIRMA Senior Lecturer, Nottingham University Business School, UK EMRANUL HAQUE Research Fellow, Leverhulme Centre for Research on Globalization and Economic Policy, University of Nottingham, UK MICHAEL HENRY Research Associate, Aston University Business School, UK ALEX HIJZEN Research Fellow, Leverhulme Centre for Research on Globalization and Economic Policy, University of Nottingham, UK CHRIS MILNER Professor of International Economics, University of Nottingham, UK MAURO PISU Research Fellow, Leverhulme Centre for Research on Globalization and Economic Policy, University of Nottingham, UK STEVE THOMPSON Professor of Strategic Management, Nottingham University Business School, UK PETER WRIGHT Reader in Economics, University of Nottingham, UK ZHIHONG YU Research Fellow, Leverhulme Centre for Research on Globalization and Economic Policy, University of Nottingham, UK