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Technological capability of foreign and West German investors in East Germany

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Foreign direct investment (FDI) plays an important role for countries or regions in the process of economic catching-up since it is assumed – among other things – that FDI brings in new production technology and knowledge. This paper gives an overview about the development of FDI in East Germany based on official data provided by the Federal Bank of Germany. The investigation also includes a comparison of FDI in East Germany to Central East European countries. But the main focus of the paper is an analysis of the technological capability comparing majority foreign and West German owned firms to majority East German owned firms. It shows that foreign and West German subsidiaries in East Germany are indeed characterized by superior technological capability with respect to all indicators looked at (product innovation, research & development, organizational changes etc.).

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  • Günther, Jutta, 2004. "Technological capability of foreign and West German investors in East Germany," IWH Discussion Papers 189/2004, Halle Institute for Economic Research (IWH).
    • Handle: RePEc:zbw:iwhdps:iwh-189
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