Why are multinationals more productive than non-multinationals? : evidence from Canada / by Jianmin Tang, Weimin Wang. : CS11-0019/445E-PDF

"Using a rich micro dataset of all business industries from 2000 to 2014, this paper shows that, in Canada, multinationals are about 23% more productive than non-multinationals, and that Canadian multinationals are as productive as foreign multinationals. The productivity advantage of multinationals is largely due to the selection effect (e.g., their characteristics and actions before becoming a multinational) and, to a lesser extent, the learning effect (e.g., actions or benefits that occur after becoming a multinational). In addition, new multinationals are less productive than old multinationals, and there is a long learning process for firms to capture the full benefits of multinationality. Furthermore, the productivity advantage of multinationals is largely due to multinationals having conscious selection behaviour in investments and the ability to generate higher productivity dividends from investments in research and development than nonmultinationals"--Abstract, page 5.

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Ministère/Organisme Statistics Canada. Analytical Studies Branch.
Titre Why are multinationals more productive than non-multinationals? : evidence from Canada / by Jianmin Tang, Weimin Wang.
Titre de la série Analytical Studies Branch research paper series, 1205-9153 ; no. 445
Type de publication Série - Voir l'enregistrement principal
Langue [Anglais]
Autres langues publiées [Français]
Format Électronique
Document électronique
Note(s) Issued also in French under title: Pourquoi les multinationales sont-elles plus productives que les entreprises non multinationales? Données du Canada.
"11F0019M No. 445."
"2020008."
"May 2020."
Issued also in HTML format.
Includes bibliographical references (pages 29-31).
Information sur la publication [Ottawa] : Statistics Canada = Statistique Canada, 2020.
©2020
Auteur / Contributeur Tang, Jianmin, 1962- author.
Wang, Weimin, 1963- author.
Description 1 online resource (31 pages).
ISBN 9780660343860
Numéro de catalogue
  • CS11-0019/445E-PDF
Numéro de catalogue du ministère 11F0019M
Descripteurs Industrial productivity -- Canada -- Econometric models.
International business enterprises -- Canada -- Econometric models.
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