Liquidity Constraints and Firms' Linkages with Multinationals (2009)
Javorcik, Beata S., Spatareanu, Mariana
Using a unique data set on the Czech Republic for 1994–2003, this article examines the relationship between a firm's liquidity constraints and its supply linkages with multinational corporations...
Can Survey Evidence Shed Light on Spillovers from Foreign Direct Investment? (2008)
Although some economists remain skeptical of the existence of positive externalities associated with foreign direct investment (FDI), many countries spend large sums attracting foreign investors in...
Functional Specialisation and the Location of Multinational Firms in the Enlarged Europe ∗ (2005)
Fabrice Defever, Céline Azemar, Gábor Békés, Matthieu Crozet, Gilles Duranton, Fabian Gouret, ...
Despite the recent development of location theory, the role of services surrounding production activity has been largely understudied. We propose to analyze the location of multinational firms ’...
Trade protection and industry wage structure in Poland
Chor-ching Goh, Javorcik, Beata S.
The authors examine the impact of Poland's trade liberalization in 1994-2001 on the industry wage structure. The liberalization was undertaken in preparation for Poland's accession to the European...
Javorcik, Beata S., Saggi, Kamal, Spatareanu, Mariana
The authors use a firm-level panel data set from Romania to examine whether the nationality of foreign investors affects the degree of vertical spillovers from foreign direct investment....
Migrant networks and foreign direct investment
Javorcik, Beata S., Ozden, Caglar, Spatareanu, Mariana, Neagu, Cristina
While there exists sizeable literature documenting the importance of ethnic networks for international trade, little attention has been devoted to studying the effects of networks on foreign direct...
Differentiated products and evasion of import tariffs
Javorcik, Beata S., Narciso, Gaia
Emerging literature has demonstrated some unique characteristics of trade in differentiated products. This paper contributes to the literature by postulating that differentiated products may be...
Does services liberalization benefit manufacturing firms ? Evidence from the Czech Republic
Arnold, Jens, Javorcik, Beata S., Mattoo, Aaditya
While there is considerable empirical evidence on the impact of liberalizing trade in goods, the effects of services liberalization have not been empirically established. Using firm-level data from...
Migrant Networks and Foreign Direct Investment
Beata S. Javorcik, Çaglar Özden, Mariana Spatareanu, Cristina Neagu
While there exists a sizeable literature documenting the importance of ethnic networks for international trade, little attention has been devoted to studying the effects of networks on foreign direct...
Multi-product exporters : diversification and micro-level dynamics
Iacovone, Leonardo, Javorcik, Beata S.
Recent developments in trade theory, especially research on multi-product firms, have not been matched by similar progress on the empirical front. This paper aims to fill this gap by presenting a...
During the past two decades many economies have opened their retail sector to foreign direct investment, yet little is known about possible implications of such liberalization on the economies of...
Liquidity Constraints and Linkages with Multinationals
Beata S. Javorcik, Mariana Spatareanu
Using a unique data set from the Czech Republic for 1994-2003, this study examines the relationship between a firm’s liquidity constraints and its supply linkages with multinational corporations...
Liquidity Constraints and Linkages with Multinationals
Beata S. Javorcik, Mariana Spatareanu
Using a unique data set from the Czech Republic for 1994-2003, this study examines the relationship between a firm’s liquidity constraints and its supply linkages with multinational corporations...
Differentiated products and evasion of import tariffs
Javorcik, Beata S., Narciso, Gaia
An emerging literature has demonstrated some unique characteristics of trade in differentiated products. This paper contributes to the literature by postulating that differentiated products may be...
Corruption and Cross-Border Investment in Emerging Markets: Firm-Level Evidence
Beata S. Javorcik, Shang-Jin Wei
This paper studies the impact of corruption in emerging markets on the mode of entry and volume of inward foreign direct investment using a unique firm-level data set. It examines two effects of...
Can Survey Evidence Shed Light on Spillovers from Foreign Direct Investment?
Although some economists remain skeptical of the existence of positive externalities associated with foreign direct investment (FDI), many countries spend large sums attracting foreign investors in...
Corruption and cross-border investment in emerging markets: Firm-level evidence
Javorcik, Beata S., Wei, Shang-Jin
This paper studies the joint impact of corruption on the entry mode and volume of inward foreign direct investment (FDI) using a unique firm-level data set. We find that corruption not only reduces...
Gifted kids or pushy parents? Foreign direct investment and plant productivity in Indonesia
Matthias Arnold, Jens, Javorcik, Beata S.
This paper analyzes the causal relationship between foreign ownership and various aspects of plant performance using micro data from the Indonesian Census of Manufacturing. It examines the...
Liquidity Constraints and Firms' Linkages with Multinationals
Beata S. Javorcik, Mariana Spatareanu
Using a unique data set on the Czech Republic for 1994--2003, this article examines the relationship between a firm's liquidity constraints and its supply linkages with multinational corporations...
Tough Love: Do Czech Suppliers Learn from Their Relationships with Multinationals?
Beata S. Javorcik, Mariana Spatareanu
Many countries strive to attract foreign direct investment (FDI) hoping that knowledge brought by multinationals will spill over to domestic industries and increase their productivity. While the...