Friend or Foe? Revealing R&D spillovers from FDI in Indonesia

Yasin, Mohammad Zeqi and Esquivias, Miguel Angel and Lau, Wee Yeap and Primanthi, Martha Ranggi (2024) Friend or Foe? Revealing R&D spillovers from FDI in Indonesia. Journal of Open Innovation: Technology, Market, and Complexity, 10 (1). p. 100209. ISSN 2199-8531, DOI https://doi.org/10.1016/j.joitmc.2024.100209.

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Official URL: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.joitmc.2024.100209

Abstract

The benefits of research and development (R&D) investment extend beyond the undertaking firms and may impact the wider economy through spillovers. This study examines the effect of Multinational Companies (MNCs)’ R&D intra-industrial spillovers on total factor productivity (TFP) using firm-level data from Indonesia between 2017 and 2019. To address the cross-sectional dependence, we employed a fixed-effects estimator with Driscoll and Kraay's (1998) standard errors. We also incorporate a cost-based approach with a weighting matrix that integrates human resources into R&D activities to capture the R&D intra-industrial spillover from foreign companies. The findings indicate that intra-industrial R&D spillovers from MNCs negatively impact TFP, suggesting product-market rivalry in the domestic market. Foreign and domestic firms operating in a subsector that relies on similar technologies compete to enhance productivity, resulting in business theft. Increasing firms’ capability in human resource absorption, access to foreign inputs, firm size, and market concentration can improve TFP in manufacturing firms. This finding has policy implications for the proportions of R&D spending. The results also support the need to foster open innovation by creating an environment that encourages collaboration, skill development, and local innovation. © 2024 The Authors

Item Type: Article
Funders: Airlangga University
Additional Information: Cited by: 0; All Open Access, Gold Open Access
Uncontrolled Keywords: Industry and innovation; Manufacturing innovation; Multinational enterprises; R&D investment; R&D spillovers; Total factor productivity
Subjects: H Social Sciences > HB Economic Theory
Divisions: Faculty of Business and Economics > Department of Decision Science
Depositing User: Ms. Juhaida Abd Rahim
Date Deposited: 15 Nov 2024 08:17
Last Modified: 15 Nov 2024 08:17
URI: http://eprints.um.edu.my/id/eprint/44784

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