Exploring knowledge spillover through labour mobility from multinationals to domestic firms in the information technology sector in Costa Rica

Monge, Ricardo
Rivera, Luis

2021-01-14T15:06:14Z

LC/TS.2021/3

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This study uses wage premiums to explore knowledge spillovers through labour mobility from multinational companies (MNCs) to domestic firms in the information and communications technology (ICT) sector in Costa Rica. To this end, the authors use a novel employer-employee matched database for 2001–2012 and various fixed-effects models.

Abstract .-- Introduction .-- I. Policies for the development of the ICT sector in Costa Rica .-- II. Literature review: the impact of MNCs on domestic firms .-- III. Models to estimate labor mobility impact .-- IV. Conclusions.

EMPLEO; TECNOLOGIA DE LA INFORMACION; TECNOLOGIA DE LAS COMUNICACIONES; MOVILIDAD DE LA MANO DE OBRA; EXODO INTELECTUAL; MEDICION; EMPRESAS TRANSNACIONALES; INCORPORACION DE LA PERSPECTIVA DE GENERO; ESTADISTICAS DEL EMPLEO; EMPLOYMENT; INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY; COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY; LABOUR MOBILITY; BRAIN DRAIN; MEASUREMENT; TRANSNATIONAL CORPORATIONS; GENDER MAINSTREAMING; EMPLOYMENT STATISTICS;