Brian Aitken
Biographic Data
| ID | 9631435 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Brian Aitken |
| GIVEN NAMES | Brian |
| FAMILY NAME | Aitken |
| SIGNATURE | AITKEN B |
| AFFILIATIONS | International Monetary Fund |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 4 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 0 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 4 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1996 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 0 |
Books and Borrowing, 1730–1830
In this article, the authors introduce the research project “Books and Borrowing, 1750–1830: An Analysis of Scottish Borrowers’ Registers” (https://borrowing.stir.ac.uk/), with a particular emphasis on how the project moved from conception to execution. The article discusses the research project’s aims and research questions, provides an overview of the main features of the project’s online resource, discusses the development of the resource in d…
Do Domestic Firms Benefit from Direct Foreign Investment? Evidence from Venezuela
Governments often promote inward foreign investment to encourage technology “spillovers” from foreign to domestic firms. Using panel data on Venezuelan plants, we find that foreign equity participation is positively correlated with plant productivity (the “own-plant” effect), but this relationship is only robust for small enterprises. We then test for spillovers from joint ventures to plants with no foreign investment. Foreign investment negative…
Spillovers, foreign investment, and export behavior
Case studies of export behavior suggest that firms that penetrate foreign markets reduce entry costs for other potential exporters, either through learning effects or establishing commercial linkages. We examine whether spillovers associated with one firm's export activity reduce the cost of exporting for other firms. We identify two sources of spillovers: export production in general and the specific activities of multinationals. From a simple m…
Wages and foreign ownership A comparative study of Mexico, Venezuela, and the United States
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Wages and foreign ownership A comparative study of Mexico, Venezuela, and the United States
Spillovers, foreign investment, and export behavior
Case studies of export behavior suggest that firms that penetrate foreign markets reduce entry costs for other potential exporters, either through learning effects or establishing commercial linkages. We examine whether spillovers associated with one firm's export activity reduce the cost of exporting for other firms. We identify two sources of spillovers: export production in general and the specific activities of multinationals. From a simple m…
Do Domestic Firms Benefit from Direct Foreign Investment? Evidence from Venezuela
Governments often promote inward foreign investment to encourage technology “spillovers” from foreign to domestic firms. Using panel data on Venezuelan plants, we find that foreign equity participation is positively correlated with plant productivity (the “own-plant” effect), but this relationship is only robust for small enterprises. We then test for spillovers from joint ventures to plants with no foreign investment. Foreign investment negative…
Books and Borrowing, 1730–1830
In this article, the authors introduce the research project “Books and Borrowing, 1750–1830: An Analysis of Scottish Borrowers’ Registers” (https://borrowing.stir.ac.uk/), with a particular emphasis on how the project moved from conception to execution. The article discusses the research project’s aims and research questions, provides an overview of the main features of the project’s online resource, discusses the development of the resource in d…
Economics (3 works) · Foreign direct investment (3 works) · Global trade and economics (3 works) · International economics (3 works) · Investment (military) (3 works) · Macroeconomics (3 works) · Business (2 works) · International Business and FDI (2 works) · International trade (2 works) · Monetary economics (2 works)