Productivity and foreign direct investment in the services sector: an econometric analysis

The Foreign Direct Investments (FDIs) in the service sector have become increasingly important for emerging economies, due to the spillover effects they can generate and that drive regional economic development. In this study, we investigate the regional effects of FDI in services on the productivit...

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Authors: Lopes Coimbra, Juliano César, Gandra de Carvalho, Ana Catarina, Polloni Silva, Eduardo, Fernando Moralles, Herick
Format: article
Status:Published version
Publication Date:2023
Country:Brasil
Institution:Universidade Estadual Paulista (UNESP)
Repository:GEPROS. Gestão da Produção. Operações e Sistemas
Language:English
OAI Identifier:oai:ojs.gepros.emnuvens.com.br:article/2966
Online Access:https://revista.feb.unesp.br/gepros/article/view/2966
Access Level:Open access
Keyword:FDI
Foreign Direc Investment
Regional Economy
Service business
KIBS
Foreign Direct Investment
Foreign Direct Investment in Services
Spillovers
Productivity
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Summary:The Foreign Direct Investments (FDIs) in the service sector have become increasingly important for emerging economies, due to the spillover effects they can generate and that drive regional economic development. In this study, we investigate the regional effects of FDI in services on the productivity of receiving municipalities. To do so, we employ econometric models to measure the impact of FDI in services at the municipal level in São Paulo, the most intensive FDI state in Brazil, between 2010 and 2016. Our results indicate a positive relationship between FDI in services and municipal productivity, providing valuable insights for the development of FDI attraction policies. These findings have important implications for the service sector and can serve as a reference for future studies related to the topic