Discusses the globalisation of technology, which is of current interest to academics, industrialists and policymakers

Presents quantitative studies using advanced econometric techniques and primary surveys

Addresses technology and productivity spillovers from multinationals to local firms and discusses the implications for technology and economic policies

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N.S. Siddharthan is an Hon. Professor at the Madras School of Economics, Chennai and Hon. Director, Forum for Global Knowledge Sharing. His current research interests include technology and globalisation, international economics, multinational corporations, and industrial organisation. He has published several papers in journals such as The Economic Journal, Oxford Bulletin of Economics and Statistics, The Journal of Development Studies, Economics of Innovation and New Technology, Applied Economics, Development and Change, Journal of Economic Behavior and Organization, Journal of Business Venturing, Japan and the World Economy, Journal of International and Area Studies, International Business Review, Developing Economies, Weltwirtschaftliches Archiv, Transnational Corporations, The Indian Economic Review, The Indian Economic Journal, and Sankhya. He has also authored books with publishers such as Springer, Routledge, Oxford University Press, Macmillan, Allied, Academic Foundation and New Age International Publishers.

K. Narayanan obtained his PhD in Economics from the Delhi School of Economics, University of Delhi, India, and carried out his post-doctoral research at the Institute of Advanced Studies, United Nations University, Japan. His research interests and publications are in the fields of industrial competitiveness, technology transfer, ICT, international trade, energy economics and the socio-economic impacts of climate change. He has published in several journals, including Research Policy, Journal of Regional Studies, Technovation, Oxford Development Studies, Journal of Industry, Competition and Trade, Foreign Trade Review, Transnational Corporations Review, The Journal of Energy and Development, Water Policy, Current Science, and Economic and Political Weekly. He has jointly edited six books on globalization, investments, skills and technology. He also guest edited special issues of journals such as The IASSI Quarterly, Science, Technology and Society, and Innovation and Development. He is actively engaged in a web-based research group, Forum for Global Knowledge Sharing, which brings together scientists, technologists and economists. Dr Narayanan is currently Institute Chair Professor at the Department of Humanities and Social Sciences, Indian Institute of Technology Bombay, Mumbai, India.

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Pull factors of FDI: A cross country analysis of advanced and developing countries.- India in the International Production Network: The Role of Outward FDI.- Foreign direct investment and business cycle co-movements: The panel data evidence.- Firm Capabilities and Productivity Spillovers from FDI: Evidence from Indian Manufacturing Firms.- FDI, total factor productivity and R&D in Indian manufacturing: Revisited.- R & D Spillovers and in-house R & D intensity: A Study of the Electronic Goods Sector in India.- Innovation, product life cycles and intellectual property rights protection: what is the best place to invent something.- Innovation Consolidation Nexus: Evidence from India's Manufacturing Sector.- Is Intra-Industry Trade Gainful? Evidence From Manufacturing Industries of India.- What makes enterprises in auto component industry perform? Emerging role of labour, information technology and knowledge management.