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Knowledge Transfer from Multinationals through Labour Mobility: Are There Effects on Productivity, Product Sophistication and Exporting?

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  • Jaan Masso
  • Priit Vahter

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We investigate whether labour mobility from foreign-owned firms to local firms in the host economy is associated with an increase in productivity, export product complexity and other export indicators of domestic firms. Based on employer-employee level data from Estonia, we confirm that hiring employees with experience from foreign-owned firms is associated with an increase in the total factor productivity (TFP) of the firm and the higher export propensity and breadth of export markets or products. However, on average, these within-firm effects on TFP appear to be not working through increases in the level of the complexity of the export product portfolio of domestically owned firms. One implication of this result is that other channels of upgrading than changes in the Hausmann-Hidalgo export product complexity measure may be more important in this context; for example, such as upgrading the tasks or activities in the global value chain of a product.

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  • Jaan Masso & Priit Vahter, 2019. "Knowledge Transfer from Multinationals through Labour Mobility: Are There Effects on Productivity, Product Sophistication and Exporting?," Emerging Markets Finance and Trade, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 55(12), pages 2774-2795, September.
    • Handle: RePEc:mes:emfitr:v:55:y:2019:i:12:p:2774-2795
    DOI: 10.1080/1540496X.2018.1530653
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    1. Shawn W. Tan & Dea Tusha, 2023. "Foreign firm characteristics, labour market restrictions and FDI spillovers: Evidence from Moldova," The World Economy, Wiley Blackwell, vol. 46(1), pages 85-119, January.
    2. Liis Roosaar & Urmas Varblane & Jaan Masso, 2020. "Productivity Gains From Labour Churning In Economic Crisis: Do Foreign Firms Gain More?," University of Tartu - Faculty of Economics and Business Administration Working Paper Series 125, Faculty of Economics and Business Administration, University of Tartu (Estonia).
    3. Haini, Hazwan & Wei Loon, Pang & Li Li, Pang, 2023. "Can export diversification promote export upgrading? Evidence from an oil-dependent economy," Resources Policy, Elsevier, vol. 80(C).
    4. Jaan Masso & Priit Vahter, 2021. "Joining And Exiting The Value Chain Of Multinationals And The Performance Of Suppliers: Evidence From Inter-Firm Transaction Data," University of Tartu - Faculty of Economics and Business Administration Working Paper Series 136, Faculty of Economics and Business Administration, University of Tartu (Estonia).
    5. Ilona Pavlenkova & Luca Alfieri & Jaan Masso, 2024. "Effects of automation on the gender pay gap: the case of Estonia," Industrial and Corporate Change, Oxford University Press and the Associazione ICC, vol. 33(3), pages 584-608.
    6. Ferraro, Simona & Männasoo, Kadri & Tasane, Helery, 2023. "How the EU Cohesion Policy targeted at R&D and innovation impacts the productivity, employment and exports of SMEs in Estonia," Evaluation and Program Planning, Elsevier, vol. 97(C).

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