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dc.titleCollaboration in Innovation between Foreign-Owned Firms and Local Organizations in Latin America: A Comparative Analysis
dc.contributor.authorÁlvarez, Isabel
dc.contributor.authorAlbis, Nadia
dc.contributor.authorMoraes, Diego
dc.contributor.authorMora, Henry
dc.contributor.orgunitCompetitiveness, Technology and Innovation Division
dc.coverageArgentina
dc.coverageChile
dc.coverageColombia
dc.coverageEcuador
dc.coverageSpain
dc.coveragePeru
dc.coverageParaguay
dc.coverageEl Salvador
dc.coverageUruguay
dc.coverageLatin America
dc.date.available2023-07-27T00:07:00
dc.date.issue2023-07-27T00:07:00
dc.description.abstractThis paper explores patterns of collaboration in innovation between foreign firms and local partners in nine Latin American countries. Using microdata from the harmonized Latin American Innovation Surveys dataset (LAIS) and the Spanish Technological Innovation Panel (PITEC) for comparison, the approach considers factors at micro, meso, and macro-levels to identify and illustrate knowledge flows between local and foreign firms in host countries. The empirical evidence presented shows that technological strategies of foreign subsidiaries, sectoral innovation patterns, and national innovation conditions are key elements in shaping local innovation collaboration with foreign-owned firms. Nonetheless, micro and country-side effects still overshadow sector differences. This study indicates that when foreign investment is focused on creating and increasing the technological capabilities of an MNE, collaboration can strengthen the likelihood of positive knowledge spillovers in local economies. In the Latin American context, differences emerge depending on the types of partners engaged in collaboration, whether R&D, or other firms. National systems of innovation also come into play in defining collaboration patterns of foreign-owned firms, especially in systems with greater technological capabilities. This comparative perspective therefore provides new insights regarding attraction of foreign direct investment (FDI) and innovation policies in the region.
dc.format.extent49
dc.identifier.doihttp://dx.doi.org/10.18235/0005034
dc.identifier.urlhttps://publications.iadb.org/publications/english/document/Collaboration-in-Innovation-between-Foreign-Owned-Firms-and-Local-Organizations-in-Latin-America-A-Comparative-Analysis.pdf
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherInter-American Development Bank
dc.subjectInternational Trade
dc.subjectSmall Business
dc.subjectResearch and Development
dc.subjectInnovation
dc.subjectCollaboration
dc.subjectCreativity
dc.subjectManufacturing Industry
dc.subjectKnowledge
dc.subjectEconomy
dc.subject.jelcodeB10 - History of Economic Thought through 1925: General
dc.subject.jelcodeO19 - International Linkages to Development • Role of International Organizations
dc.subject.jelcodeO30 - Innovation • Research and Development • Technological Change • Intellectual Property Rights: General
dc.subject.jelcodeO36 - Open Innovation
dc.subject.jelcodeN46 - Latin America • Caribbean
dc.subject.keywordsForeign Direct Investment;foreign subsidiaries;innovation;collaboration/cooperation;Latin America;Spain
dc.typeTechnical Notes
idb.identifier.pubnumberIDB-TN-02748
idb.operationRG-T3205
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