The role of FDI in modulating the effects of export activity on productivity across Vietnamese manufacturing sectors
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manufacturing enterprises
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This paper aims to examine the effects of export activity on productivity and how this effect is moderated by foreign ownership (FDI). Productivity is defined as technical efficiency (TE) and total factor productivity (TFP). Using firm-level data of Vietnamese manufacturing industries (2-digit) over the period 2010 – 2019, we find a robust role for the firms’ size, firms’ age and international trade in explaining TFP growth and technical efficiency. Finally, the results indicate that foreign ownership plays a significant positive role and helps to moderate the effect of export activity on firm’s productivity.
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Huỳnh Thị Diệu Linh, Hoàng Thanh Hiền, and Vilaykone Thonggsiaksone. “The Role of FDI in Modulating the Effects of Export Activity on Productivity across Vietnamese Manufacturing Sectors”. The University of Danang - Journal of Science and Technology, vol. 21, no. 2, Feb. 2023, pp. 44-48, https://jst-ud.vn/jst-ud/article/view/8285.
