POTENTIAL AND ACTUAL FDI SPILLOVERS IN GLOBAL VALUE CHAINS THE ROLE OF FOREIGN INVESTOR CHARACTERISTICS, ABSORPTIVE CAPACITY AND TRANSMISSION CHANNELS

Using unique survey data on direct supplier-multinational linkages in Chile, Ghana, Kenya, Lesotho, Mozambique, Swaziland, and Vietnam, this paper fi rst evaluates how foreign nut investors differ from domestic producers in terms of their potential to generate positive spillovers for local suppliers.It fi nds that foreign fi rms outperform domestic

Although multidisciplinary team (MDT) diagnosis and treatment model can improve the quality of life and survival prognosis of the patients, why does it not reach the expected goal of the MDT diagnosis and treatment model? The main reason is that the diagnosis and treatment mode of MDT in lung cancer lags behind the progress of various treatment met

Background: Hearing loss is considered to be one of the most common factors of moderate to severe disability specially in the developing countries.Ototoxicity is inner ear damage due to usage of chemical substances, which can lead to either reversable or permanent hearing loss and/or vestibular loss.Ototoxic hearing impairment can impact the qualit