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CALL FOR PAPERS
Workshop
Technology Driven FDI from Emerging Countries:
Challenges and Opportunities for Europe
Laboratory and Management, Sant’Anna School of Advanced Studies, Pisa, Italy
in collaboration with the Department of Political and Social Sciences, Universitą di Pavia, Italy
Pisa, Italy, May 28th-29th 2015
Multinational companies from emerging economies (EMNCs) are becoming major players in the globalised world economy and are exerting growing influence on the economic dynamics of developing and advanced countries. In particular, Europe currently attracts more than a third of Outward Foreign Direct Investments (OFDI) from Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa and such trend is deemed to grow more.
Such impressive dynamism has led scholars to ask whether EMNCs are progressing from production to innovation, and catching up with respect to advanced countries’ firms. Data on innovation in emerging markets show increasing business R&D expenditures (especially in India and China), and an exponential growth of EMNCs’ patent applications. Moreover, companies from emerging economies are becoming increasingly connected to international production and innovation networks. Indeed many of EMNCs’ FDI to advanced countries are undertaken with the aim of acquiring technologies and other important knowledge assets (i.e. technology driven FDI), which are often unavailable in their home countries. Whereas European (and other advanced) countries hit by the financial crisis, and by a long period of very low economic growth, welcome this new wave of investments, there is also a growing and generalized concern and fear of losing control of highly strategic assets.
A critical challenge is therefore to understand the extent to which OFDI from emerging markets towards Europe – and other advanced countries alike – do represent a challenge or an opportunity. Furthermore, it is important to assess the gains that home countries obtain as a result of their firms’ technology driven FDI in Europe and elsewhere. From a European perspective, it is also impellent to understand what types of investments policies (i.e. treaties and investment agreements) are more useful to promote innovation and growth in the European receiving countries.
The aim of this workshop is to address a set of questions related with EMNCs technology driven FDI and their economic impacts on the home and host countries. Topics of interest include (but are not limited to):
Theoretical, empirical (both quantitative and case-based), and policy-oriented papers are welcomed.
Keynote Speakers
Giovanni Dosi, Sant’Anna School of Advanced Studies
Ram Mudambi, Temple University (TBC)
Torben Pedersen, Copenhagen Business School and Bocconi University
Submission of Abstracts
Scholars who wish to present a paper at the workshop are invited to submit an extended abstract not exceeding 2,500 words to the email: [log in to unmask] no later than March 1st, 2015.
All submissions will be peer reviewed. A selection based on quality, novelty and relation to the workshop theme will take place to guarantee a high quality small-scaled event. By March 15th, 2015 authors will be notified whether their work is accepted for presentation at the workshop.
Scholars whose abstracts have been accepted are expected to submit a full paper no later than 5th of May 2015.
Expert scholars will discuss each paper.
Post-conference publication opportunities of submitted papers will be discussed during the event.
Registration & Fees
There are no conference fees.
As the workshop intends to build a network in this research area, participation is welcome even without paper contributions.
Participants should register by writing to [log in to unmask]
Conference Venue and Travelling
How to arrive at the Laboratory of Economics and Management, Sant’Anna School of Advanced Studies, Pisa
By plane: Pisa Airport is connected to many domestic and international destinations on a daily basis. More information on the Airport website (http://www.pisa-airport.com/). From the airport take the LAM Rossa bus (public transportation, fare is €1.20 for 70 minutes) with destination “Torre – Park Pietrasantina – S. Jacopo” and get off at “Stazione FS” stop (trip is around 5 minutes). Then follow indications below. A taxi ride from Pisa Airport to the Sant’Anna School of Advanced Studies is around 20 Euros and takes 15 minutes.
By train: Pisa Central station is frequently connected to major Italian cities (e.g. Florence, Rome, Milan, Turin, Genoa). Check schedules and fares on the national railways website. From Pisa Central station take the no. 4 bus (public transportation, fare is €1.20 for 70 minutes) with destination “I Passi” and get of at “S. Caterina” stop (trip is around 11 minutes). The School is less than 100 meters walking distance.
Important Dates
Extended abstract submissions: March 1st 2015
Notice of acceptance: March 15th 2015
Conference registration and paper submission: May 5th 2015
Scientific Committee
· Vito Amendolagine, Department of Political and Social Sciences, Universitą di Pavia.
· Elisa Giuliani, Department of Economics and Management; University of Pisa; CIRLE, University of Lund; Istituto di Economia, Sant’Anna School of Advanced Studies.
· Arianna Martinelli, Istituto di Economia, Sant’Anna School of Advanced Studies.
· Roberta Rabellotti, Department of Political and Social Sciences, Universitą di Pavia.
Organizing Committee
· Elisa Giuliani ([log in to unmask])
· Arianna Martinelli ([log in to unmask])
· Vito Amendolagine ([log in to unmask])
For more information, please contact [log in to unmask]
Sponsoring Organization
Riksbanken Jubileumsfund (EU and Global Challenges Program)
Sant’Anna School of Advanced Studies