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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| Department/Agency | Statistics Canada. Analytical Studies Branch. |
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| Title | Why are multinationals more productive than non-multinationals? : evidence from Canada / by Jianmin Tang, Weimin Wang. |
| Series title | Analytical Studies Branch research paper series, 1205-9153 ; no. 445 |
| Publication type | Series - View Master Record |
| Language | [English] |
| Other language editions | [French] |
| Format | Electronic |
| Electronic document | |
| 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). |
| Publishing information | [Ottawa] : Statistics Canada = Statistique Canada, 2020. ©2020 |
| Author / Contributor | Tang, Jianmin, 1962- author. Wang, Weimin, 1963- author. |
| Description | 1 online resource (31 pages). |
| ISBN | 9780660343860 |
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| Departmental catalogue number | 11F0019M |
| Subject terms | Industrial productivity -- Canada -- Econometric models. International business enterprises -- Canada -- Econometric models. |
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