The empirical study of FDI spillover effect created by FDI promoting domestic technological innovation

Abstract

Abstract: This paper analyzes empirically the FDI spillover effect on Chinese ICT industry during 1996-2008, and proves that FDI has promoted domestic technological innovation and that both FDI and domestic technological innovation have improved the domestic productivity. Furthermore, it conducts the mediating effect testing and finds that the mediating effect of domestic technological innovation is significant, i.e., at least part of the FDI spillover effect on domestic productivity is achieved by the promotion of FDI on the domestic technological innovation. The FDI impact on the domestic technological innovation and domestic productivity is different with the FDI participation form.

Key words: FDI spillover effect, domestic technological innovation, domestic productivity improvement, mediating effect

CLC Number:

F224.0

Lin Jinzhi, Zheng Weimin. The empirical study of FDI spillover effect created by FDI promoting domestic technological innovation[J]. Science Research Management, 2013, 34(11): 27-35.

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