Are Inflows of FDI Good for Russian Exporters?
This study examines whether foreign direct investment inflows facilitate upgrading of export quality in host countries. The analysis focuses on the Russian Federation and uses customs data merged with firm-level information from Orbis. The results...
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| Format: | Working Paper |
| Language: | English |
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World Bank, Washington, DC
2020
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| Online Access: | http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/113561585854440194/Are-Inflows-of-FDI-Good-for-Russian-Exporters http://hdl.handle.net/10986/33575 |
| Summary: | This study examines whether foreign
direct investment inflows facilitate upgrading of export
quality in host countries. The analysis focuses on the
Russian Federation and uses customs data merged with
firm-level information from Orbis. The results show a
positive relationship between the quality of products
exported by domestic firms and the presence of foreign
affiliates in the upstream (input-supplying) industries.
This relationship is present irrespective of export
destination or foreign direct investment origin. The results
are robust to using different proxies to measure product quality. |
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