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Foreign Plants and Industry Productivity: Evidence from Chile

Foreign Plants and Industry Productivity: Evidence from Chile This paper presents new evidence on foreign plants and their effects on a host industry. I test the predictions of a Melitz‐type model using a panel of domestic and foreign plants in the Chilean manufacturing sector. Foreign ownership is a strong predictor of plant productivity and size advantages. Moreover, productivity gains for a domestic incumbent are positively associated with foreign plants' presence in the same industry and region. I also find a positive correlation between foreign entry and exit of less productive domestic plants, but inconclusive evidence on the effects on productivity of new domestic plants. http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png The Scandinavian Journal of Economics Wiley

Foreign Plants and Industry Productivity: Evidence from Chile

The Scandinavian Journal of Economics , Volume 111 (4) – Dec 1, 2009

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Wiley
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© The editors of the Scandinavian Journal of Economics 2009
ISSN
0347-0520
eISSN
1467-9442
DOI
10.1111/j.1467-9442.2009.01583.x
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Abstract

This paper presents new evidence on foreign plants and their effects on a host industry. I test the predictions of a Melitz‐type model using a panel of domestic and foreign plants in the Chilean manufacturing sector. Foreign ownership is a strong predictor of plant productivity and size advantages. Moreover, productivity gains for a domestic incumbent are positively associated with foreign plants' presence in the same industry and region. I also find a positive correlation between foreign entry and exit of less productive domestic plants, but inconclusive evidence on the effects on productivity of new domestic plants.

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The Scandinavian Journal of EconomicsWiley

Published: Dec 1, 2009

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