Human capital intensity in technology-based firms located in Portugal: Does foreign ownership matter?

• Tipo: Artigo em Revista Científica Internacional
• Data: 2014

Autores

Aurora A C Teixeira (Autor) FEP; Ana Teresa Tavares Lehmann (Autor) FEP

Revista

Título: Research Policy

Vol. 43

Páginas: 737-748

ISSN: 0048-7333

Editora: Elsevier

Indexação

ISI Web of Knowledge - 47 Citações

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Econlit

Classificação Científica

FOS: Ciências sociais > Economia e gestão

CORDIS: Ciências Sociais > Economia

Outras Informações

ID Authenticus: P-009-9PK

DOI: 10.1016/j.respol.2014.01.001

Abstract (EN): This paper contributes to the scarce empirical literature on the impact of foreign ownership on human capital intensity. New evidence is provided, based on a comprehensive, large-scale survey of technology-based firms located in Portugal.The key findings are that: (1) foreign ownership directly (and significantly) impacts a firm's general human capital (education); (2) foreign ownership indirectly (and significantly) impacts a firm's specific human capital (skills); (3) the total impact of foreign ownership on a firm's human capital intensity is higher for education- (general) than for skills- (specific) related human capital intensity. Giving the critical importance of both FDI and human capital development for an 'intermediate' economy like Portugal (lagging behind in terms of human capital stock, and seeming to have lost part of its attractiveness as an FDI location), the paper discusses related policy implications. It is believed that our results and conclusions may be useful for other countries facing similar challenges.

Idioma: Inglês

Tipo (Avaliação Docente): Científica

Notas: In press

Nº de páginas: 12