Gender, Firm Performance, and FDI supply-purchase Spillovers in Emerging Markets

Bournakis, I. and Mei, J.C. 2023. Gender, Firm Performance, and FDI supply-purchase Spillovers in Emerging Markets. International Economics. 175, pp. 90-105. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.inteco.2023.06.002

TitleGender, Firm Performance, and FDI supply-purchase Spillovers in Emerging Markets
TypeJournal article
AuthorsBournakis, I. and Mei, J.C.
Abstract

The paper measures the gender premium (or penalty) in productivity and innovation of firms in 32 emerging economies. We estimate whether the gender status of firms’ ownership in FDI recipient countries matters for the size of knowledge spillovers from linkages between local firms and Multinational Enterprises (MNEs). Furthermore, we explore whether the gender ownership structure of MNEs is also vital for spillovers between MNEs and local firms. Our results show that female-owned firms (both local and MNEs) are on average less productive and innovative. Although domestic firms benefit from supplying inputs to MNEs in terms of Total Factor Productivity (TFP) and innovation, a gender handicap cancels out these gains potentially. Female gendered MNEs also impose a similar penalty on knowledge spillovers. As a policy implication, the paper highlights the importance of mitigating gender discrimination for improving productivity and absorptive capacity of local firms in the emerging world.

KeywordsMNEs
Supply
Purchase
Gender ownership
Spillovers
JournalInternational Economics
Journal citation175, pp. 90-105
ISSN2110-7017
2542-6869
Year2023
PublisherElsevier
Digital Object Identifier (DOI)https://doi.org/10.1016/j.inteco.2023.06.002
Publication dates
Published in printOct 2023
Published24 Jun 2023

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