FDI, Technology Spillovers and Economic Growth

• Project/Area Number: 24K04861
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)
• Allocation Type: Multi-year Fund
• Section: 一般
• Review Section: Basic Section 07040:Economic policy-related
• Research Institution: Osaka University
• Principal Investigator: 朱 連明 大阪大学, 社会経済研究所, 准教授 (60770691)
• Project Period (FY): 2024-04-01 – 2027-03-31
• Project Status: Granted (Fiscal Year 2024)
• Budget Amount: ¥4,550,000 (Direct Cost: ¥3,500,000、Indirect Cost: ¥1,050,000); Fiscal Year 2026: ¥1,690,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,300,000、Indirect Cost: ¥390,000); Fiscal Year 2025: ¥1,430,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,100,000、Indirect Cost: ¥330,000); Fiscal Year 2024: ¥1,430,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,100,000、Indirect Cost: ¥330,000)
• Keywords: 海外直接投資 / 経済成長

Outline of Research at the Start

This project aims to examine technology spillovers from foreign direct investment (FDI). By combining rich firm, patent, and trade and FDI policy data, the project will address the following three questions: Does innovation by foreign affiliates in the host country lead to technology spillovers benefiting local firms? How to empirically identify the causal effect of FDI technology spillovers on the performance of domestic firms? What is the aggregate impact of local technology spillovers and FDI policies on economic growth in developing countries?