Knowledge Spillovers from Multinationals to Local Firms: International and Irish Evidence
The slides from the seminar are now available to download HERE.
Speakers:
- Iulia Siedschlag, Associate Research Professor, ESRI
- Mattia Di Ubaldo, Research Fellow, University of Sussex
Venue: ESRI, Whitaker Square, Sir John Rogerson’s Quay, Dublin 2.
Seminar Topic:
Multinational firms are associated with new technologies and advanced organisational know-how which could potentially generate positive effects on the performance of domestic firms. The speakers will present recent research-based international and Irish evidence on the main channels for knowledge spillovers from multinationals and their effects on the productivity and trade performance of domestic firms. On the basis of this evidence, the speakers will discuss implications for policies aimed at enhancing the diffusion of new knowledge and technologies from multinationals to domestic firms.
Speaker Bios:
Dr Iulia Siedschlag is Associate Research Professor at the Economic and Social Research Institute (ESRI) and Adjunct Professor at the Department of Economics, Trinity College Dublin. She leads the ESRI’s research programme on Internationalisation and Competitiveness. Iulia has published widely in peer-reviewed international journals and books, especially on international trade, foreign direct investment, innovation, productivity and economic growth in Ireland and other European Union countries. She has been awarded a significant number of research grants from international and national organisations and has successfully led a large number of international research consortia involving research institutes and universities from Europe. Iulia has been appointed to numerous Expert Groups and provided policy advice to national and international organisations including the European Commission, the European Central Bank, the World Bank, the Inter-American Development Bank, the Asian Development Bank Institute, the International Labour Organization, and the World Economic Forum.
Dr Mattia Di Ubaldo is Research Fellow at the University of Sussex, United Kingdom, and Research Affiliate at the ESRI. His research areas are international trade, the economics of innovation, industrial economics and applied econometrics.
About the ESRI Seminar Series
The ESRI organises a public seminar series, inviting researchers from both the ESRI and other institutions to present new research on a variety of public policy issues. The seminar series provides access to specialised knowledge and new research methodologies, with the objective of promoting research excellence and facilitating productive dialogue across the policy and research fields.