Worker mobility and productivity spillovers: An emerging market perspective

Ayanda Hlatshwayo, Carl Kreuser, Carol Newman and John Rand ()

No wp-2019-114, WIDER Working Paper Series from World Institute for Development Economic Research (UNU-WIDER)

Abstract: This paper uses matched employer-employee data from South Africa to examine the extent to which technology transfers between firms through the hiring of workers. Allowing for differential spillovers based on observable technology differences between sending and receiving firms, we find strong evidence for positive productivity spillovers through worker mobility. In contrast to previous studies set in more advanced economies, our results suggest that negative spillovers can occur.

Keywords: Technology transfer; Linked employer-employee data; Spillovers; Worker mobility (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2019
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