Technology Transfer via Foreign Direct Investment in Central and Eastern Europe

JUDIT HAMAR Chief Researcher at Kopint-Datorg, Budapest, Hungary BJOERN JINDRA Researcher and PhD-student, Halle Institute for Economic Research, Germany PRIIT VAHTER Researcher and PhD-student, Central Bank of Estonia, Tallinn, Estonia

List of Tables List of Figures Preface Acknowledgements Notes on the Contributors List of Abbreviations Introduction; J.Stephan PART 1: THEORY AND REVIEW OF LATEST RESEARCH Introduction; B.Jindra Theoretical Framework: FDI and Technology Transfer; B.Jindra Principal Research Questions; B.Jindra Empirical Studies: Approaches, Methodological Problems and Findings; B.Jindra Conclusions Drawn from the Latest Research: Lessons, Limits and New Research Trends; B.Jindra PART 2: EMPIRICAL STUDIES FDI, Productivity, and Economic Restructuring in Central and Eastern Europe; J.Hamar & J.Stephan An Econometric Study of Estonia and Slovenia: The Effect of FDI on Labour Productivity; P.Vahter Results of a Fieldwork Project; J.Hamar & J.Stephan Appendix: The Questionnaire Bibliography Index