Analysis of the causal effects of imports and foreign direct investments on indigenous innovation in developing countries
Summary. Imports and foreign direct investment drive domestic research and development spending in developing countries, with combined effects on innovation output and economic growth. The study of 20 middle-income countries from 1994 to 2018 shows that foreign technologies enhance indigenous innovation when countries absorb and apply them to produce novel products. Policy should encourage technology absorption to strengthen the innovation pipeline from R&D to commercial output.
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Asunka, B. A., Ma, Z., Li, M., Amowine, N., Anaba, O. A., Xie, H., & Hu, W.. (2020). Analysis of the causal effects of imports and foreign direct investments on indigenous innovation in developing countries. International Journal of Emerging Markets. https://doi.org/10.1108/ijoem-08-2019-0609
Asunka, Benjamin Azembila, et al. “Analysis of the causal effects of imports and foreign direct investments on indigenous innovation in developing countries.” International Journal of Emerging Markets, 2020. https://doi.org/10.1108/ijoem-08-2019-0609.
Asunka, Benjamin Azembila, Zhiqiang Ma, Mingxing Li, Nelson Amowine, Oswin Aganda Anaba, Haoyang Xie, and Weijun Hu. 2020. “Analysis of the causal effects of imports and foreign direct investments on indigenous innovation in developing countries.” International Journal of Emerging Markets. https://doi.org/10.1108/ijoem-08-2019-0609.
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- DOI
- 10.1108/ijoem-08-2019-0609
- Countries
- China
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- Asia
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- indigenous-innovation, policy
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- 2026-04-28