Estimation of Effect of Foreign Direct Investment on the Russian Economy during Sanctions Based on Spillover Effects
The study estimates the effect of foreign direct investments (FDI) on the efficiency of enterprises in Russia. The article test the following hypotheses: first – FDI coming from the countries that sanctioned Russia cause larger effect on the efficiency of local companies, unlike China and countries...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | Russian |
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Economic Research Institute of the Far East Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences
2018-03-01
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| Series: | Prostranstvennaâ Èkonomika |
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| Online Access: | http://www.spatial-economics.com/images/spatial-econimics/2018_1/SE.2018.1.037-058.Fedorova.pdf |
| Summary: | The study estimates the effect of foreign direct investments (FDI) on the efficiency of enterprises in Russia. The article test the following hypotheses: first – FDI coming from the countries that sanctioned Russia cause larger effect on the efficiency of local companies, unlike China and countries that didn’t impose sanctions, and the effect depends on the share of property of foreign investors in the local companies; second – increasing the volume of investments into research and development of receivers of FDI causes positive effect on the competitiveness of local enterprises; third – FDI into import substituting industries coming from countries that imposed sanctions cause lesser effect on the competitiveness and operational efficiency of Russian companies. The empirical base of the study includes 168 000 observations among 33 606 Russian enterprises during 2011–201. Based on the study, the authors partially confirm the first hypothesis and fully confirm the second and the third hypotheses |
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| ISSN: | 1815-9834 2587-5957 |