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Fdi Spillovers In Tanzania`S Manufacturing Sector, Johansein Rutaihwa
Fdi Spillovers In Tanzania`S Manufacturing Sector, Johansein Rutaihwa
Johansein Rutaihwa
Using cross sectional data, this study analyses the spillover effects of foreign direct investment in Tanzania’s manufacturing sector. The findings reject a proposition that FDI intensity has improved domestic manufacturing firms productivity; no vertical technological spillovers occurred and a negative correlation between vertical spillover and FDI presence was found. Instead there is a positive correlation between FDI and horizontal technology spillover. The study, therefore, recommends that the government should make concerted efforts to ensure that FDI promotion addresses technology spillovers both within the industry and across the sector; as well as strengthening and widening the education system to enable it …
Examining The Institutional Framework For Investment In Tanzania: A Perspective From The Executive Opinion Survey, 2012-13, Johansein L. Rutaihwa
Examining The Institutional Framework For Investment In Tanzania: A Perspective From The Executive Opinion Survey, 2012-13, Johansein L. Rutaihwa
Johansein Rutaihwa
This policy brief looks at the country-level findings from the 2012/13 Global Competiveness Report prepared for the World Economic Forum; highlights the current institutional set up in relation to investment; and identifies institutional and policy reforms that could stimulate growth and make Tanzania more competitive on the global market.