The determinants of host country spillovers from foreign direct investment: a review and synthesis of the literature

The existence of spillover efficiency benefits to host country economies from inward foreign direct investment (FDI) is well documented in the literature.1 The determinants of the size and scope of the spillover benefits have also been studied, but they are not as clearly and consistently documented as the existence and magnitude of the relevant externalities.KeywordsHost CountryForeign OwnershipIntellectual Property ProtectionForeign AffiliateForeign TechnologyThese keywords were added by machine and not by the authors. This process is experimental and the keywords may be updated as the learning algorithm improves.