Foreign subsidiaries of multinational companies are suggested as one of the main channels of technology transfer to less developed economies. In Central East Europe their presence proved to be a decisive factor to economic restructuring and development. This volume is a unique guide to theory, method of research, and empirical evidence, for technology transfer via foreign subsidiaries of multinational companies. It combines the merits of a core text on technology transfer via FDI with up-to-date empirical evidence.

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JUDIT HAMAR Chief Researcher at Kopint-Datorg, Budapest, Hungary BJOERN JINDRA Researcher and PhD-student, Halle Institute for Economic Research, Germany PRIIT VAHTER Researcher and PhD-student, Central Bank of Estonia, Tallinn, Estonia

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List of Tables List of Figures Preface Acknowledgements Notes on the Contributors List of Abbreviations Introduction; J.Stephan PART 1: THEORY AND REVIEW OF LATEST RESEARCH Introduction; B.Jindra Theoretical Framework: FDI and Technology Transfer; B.Jindra Principal Research Questions; B.Jindra Empirical Studies: Approaches, Methodological Problems and Findings; B.Jindra Conclusions Drawn from the Latest Research: Lessons, Limits and New Research Trends; B.Jindra PART 2: EMPIRICAL STUDIES FDI, Productivity, and Economic Restructuring in Central and Eastern Europe; J.Hamar & J.Stephan An Econometric Study of Estonia and Slovenia: The Effect of FDI on Labour Productivity; P.Vahter Results of a Fieldwork Project; J.Hamar & J.Stephan Appendix: The Questionnaire Bibliography Index