Neil Foster-McGregor

Neil Foster-McGregor
Research Associate

email: neilfmcg@gmail.com
telephone: (+43-1) 533 66 10

Neil Foster-McGregor is currently Principal Economist at the Asian Development Bank and Research Associate at wiiw. Prior to this, he was Deputy Director and Professor of Globalisation and Innovation at UNU-MERIT in Maastricht (2014-2023), Senior Economist at the Vienna Institute for International Economic Studies (wiiw) (2009-2014) and Assistant Professor at the University of Vienna (2000-2008).

Austria, Vienna

List of Publications

External Publications wiiw Publications

External Publications

Articles in refereed journals
  • 'The importance of absorptive capacities: productivity effects of international R&D spillovers through intermediate inputs' (with Johannes Pöschl and Robert Stehrer), Economics of Innovation and New Technology, Vol. 26, No. 8, 2017, pp. 719-733
  • 'International R&D spillovers and Business Service Innovation' (with Johannes Pöschl and Robert Stehrer), The World Economy, Vol. 39, No. 12, 2016, pp. 2025–2045
  • 'Offshoring and the Elasticity of Labour Demand' (with Johannes Pöschl and Robert Stehrer), Open Economies Review, Vol. 27, No. 3, 2016, pp. 515-540
  • 'Offshoring, Inshoring and Labor Market Volatility' (with Johannes Pöschl), Asian Economic Journal, Vol. 29, No. 2, 2015, pp. 145-163
  • 'Outward foreign direct investment, exporting and firm-level performance in sub-Saharan Africa' (with Anders Isaksson and Florian Kaulich), Journal of Development Studies, Vol. 54, No. 2, 2014, pp. 244-257
  • 'Importing, exporting and performance in sub-Saharan manufacturing firms' (with Anders Isaksson and Florian Kaulich), Review of World Economics, Vol. 150, No. 2, 2014, pp. 309-336
  • 'Intellectual property rights and the margins of international trade', Journal of International Trade and Development, Vol. 23, No. 1, 2014, pp. 1-30
  • 'Offshoring and the Skill Structure of Labour Demand' (with Gaaitzen J. De Vries and Robert Stehrer), Review of World Economics, Vol. 149, No. 4, 2013, pp. 631-662
  • 'On the determinants of investment in sub-Saharan African firms', African Development Review, Vol. 25, No. 4, 2013, pp. 573-586
  • 'Value added content of trade: A comprehensive approach' (with Robert Stehrer), Economics Letters, Vol. 120, No. 2, 2013, pp. 354-357
  • 'Trade Liberalisation, Economic Crises and Growth' (with Rod Falvey and David Greenaway), World Development, Vol. 40, No. 11, 2012, pp. 2177-2193
  • 'Preferential trade agreements and the margins of imports', Open Economies Review, Vol. 23, No. 5, pp. 869-889
  • 'The impact of preferential trade agreements on the margins of international trade' (with Johannes Pöschl and Robert Stehrer), Economic Systems, Vol. 35, No. 1, 2011, pp. 84-97
  • 'Preferential trade agreements and the structure of international trade' (with Robert Stehrer), Review of World Economics, Vol. 147, No. 3, 2011, pp. 385-409
  • 'Determinants of Regional Economic Growth by Quantile' (with Jesús Crespo-Cuaresma and Robert Stehrer), Regional Studies, Vol. 45, No. 6, 2011, pp. 809-826
  • 'Labour Market Rigidities and International Risk Sharing Across OECD Countries' (with Jarko Fidrmuc and Johann Scharler), Journal of International Money and Finance, Vol. 30, No. 4, June 2011, pp. 660-677
  • 'The Impact of Preferential Trade Agreements on Intra-Industry Trade' (with Robert Stehrer), Review of World Economics, Vol. 147, No. 3, 2011, pp. 385-409
  • 'Trade, Imitative Ability and Intellectual Property Rights' (with Rod Falvey and David Greenaway), Review of World Economics, Vol. 145, No. 3, 2009, pp. 373-404
  • 'Sectoral Productivity, Density and Agglomeration in the Wider Europe' (with Robert Stehrer), Spatial Economic Analysis, Vol. 4, No. 4, 2009, pp. 377-396
  • 'The Impact of Trade Liberalisation on Economic Growth: Evidence from a Quantile Regression Analysis', Kyklos, Vol. 61, No. 4, 2008, pp. 543-567
  • 'Imported Equipment, Human Capital and Economic Growth in Developing Countries' (with Uwe Dulleck), Economic Analysis and Policy, Vol. 38, No. 2, 2008, pp. 233-250
  • 'Barriers to Technology Adoption, International R&D Spillovers and Growth' (with Jesús Crespo-Cuaresma and Johann Scharler), Economics Bulletin, Vol. 15, No. 3, 2008, pp. 1-7
  • 'Relative Backwardness, Absorptive Capacity and Knowledge Spillovers' (with Rod Falvey and David Greenaway), Economics Letters, Vol. 97, No. 3, 2007, pp. 230-234
  • 'Modeling Transformation in CEECs Using Smooth Transitions' (with Robert Stehrer), Journal of Comparative Economics, Vol. 35, No. 1, 2007, pp. 57-86
  • 'Intellectual Property Rights and Economic Growth' (with Rod Falvey and David Greenaway), Review of Development Economics, Vol. 10, No. 4, 2006, pp. 700-719
  • 'Exports, Growth and Threshold Effects in Africa', Journal of Development Studies, Vol. 42, No. 6, 2006, pp. 1056-1074
  • 'Does Venture Capital Investment spur Employment Growth' (with Ansgar Belke and Rainer Fehn), Finance India, Vol. 20, No. 1, 2006, pp. 75-98
  • 'Dimensions of Quality Upgrading - Evidence for CEEC's' (with Uwe Dulleck, Robert Stehrer and Julia Wörz), The Economics of Transition, Vol. 13, No. 1, 2005, pp. 51-76
  • 'Imports, Exports, Knowledge Spillovers and Growth' (with Rod Falvey and David Greenaway), Economics Letters, Vol. 85, No. 2, 2004, pp. 209-213
  • 'Venture Capital Investment and Employment Growth' (with Ansgar Belke and Rainer Fehn), Problems and Perspectives in Management, No. 1/2004, 2004, pp. 5-19
  • 'North-South Trade, Knowledge Spillovers and Growth' (with Rod Falvey and David Greenaway), Journal of Economic Integration, Vol. 17, No. 4, 2002, pp. 650-670
  • 'Book Review of 'The New Global Economy and Developing Countries: Making Openness Work' by Dani Rodrik', Journal of International Development, Vol. 12, No. 5, 2000, pp. 765-766
Articles in books
  • 'Trade Liberalization, Structural Change, and Economic Growth' (with Michael Landesmann), in: Ludovico Alcorta, Neil Foster-McGregor, Adam Szirmai and Bart Verspagen (eds), New Perspectives on Structural Change: Causes and Consequences of Structural Change in the Global Economy, Chapter 18, Oxford University Press, 25 March 2021, pp. 407-441
  • 'Internationalisation of business investments in R&D and analysis of their economic impact' (with Bernhard Dachs, Doris Hanzl-Weiss, Gabor Hunya, Franziska Kampik, Sandra M. Leitner, Thomas Scherngell, Robert Stehrer, Waltraut Urban and Georg Zahradnik), European Commission Directorate General for Research and Innovation, Luxembourg, 2012
  • 'Venture Capital Investment and Labour Market Performance: A Panel Data Analysis' (with Ansgar Belke and Rainer Fehn), in: Vesa Kanniainen and Christian Keuschnigg (eds), Venture Capital, Entrepreneurship and Public Policy, MIT Press, Cambridge, MA, 2004
  • 'On the Determinants of Absorptive Capacity: Evidence from OECD Countries' (with Jesús Crespo-Cuaresma and Johann Scharler), Current Issues in Economic Growth, Proceedings of OeNB Workshops, OeNB, Vienna, 2004, pp. 58-81
Articles in non-refereed journals
  • 'Why Transition Countries may Specialize in Low Quality Production' (with Uwe Dulleck), Transition Studies Review, Vol. 11, No. 3, 2005, pp. 114-124
Other working papers and discussion series
  • 'International fragmentation of production, trade and growth: Impacts and prospects for EU member states' (with Robert Stehrer and Marcel Timmer), European Economy. Economic Papers, 484, Brussels, April 2013
  • 'Exporting and Productivity: Some initial results for Austria' (with Roman Stöllinger), FIW Spezial, Nr. 5, Juni 2012
  • 'Offshoring and Labour Markets', FIW Spezial, Nr. 3, April 2012
  • 'Value Added and Factors in Trade: A Comprehensive Approach' (with Gaaitzen J. De Vries and Robert Stehrer), WIOD Working Paper, No. 7, April 2012
  • 'Offshoring and the Skill Structure of Labour Demand' (with Gaaitzen J. De Vries, Robert Stehrer and Marcel Timmer), WIOD Working Paper, No. 6, April 2012
  • 'Preferential Trade Agreements and the Structure of International Trade' (with Robert Stehrer), WIOD Working Paper, No. 4, February 2010
  • 'Trade Liberalisation, Economic Crises and Growth' (with Rod Falvey and David Greenaway), GEP Research Paper, No. 2008/14, The Leverhulme Centre for Research on Globalisation and Economic Policy, The University of Nottingham, 2008
  • 'Sectoral Productivity, Density and Agglomeration in the Wider Europe' (with Robert Stehrer), MICRO-DYN Working Paper, No. 01/08, 2008
  • 'Imported Equipment, Human Capital and Economic Growth in Developing Countries' (with Uwe Dulleck), National Centre for Econometric Research Working Paper, No. 16, 2007
  • 'Labour Market Rigidities, Financial Integration and International Risk Sharing in the OECD' (with Jarko Fidrmuc and Johann Scharler), CESifo Working Paper, No. 2028, June 2007
  • 'North-South Trade, Openness and Growth' (with Rod Falvey and David Greenaway), University of Vienna, Faculty of Economics Working Paper, No. 0108, June 2001

wiiw Publications

wiiw Monthly Reports
  • 'Vertical trade and business cycle correlations', Monthly Report No. 3/2014, wiiw Monthly Report, No. 3, Vienna, March 2014, pp. 12-15
  • 'Volume and variety of intra-bloc trade in an expanded European Union ', Monthly Report No. 8-9/2012, wiiw Monthly Report, No. 8-9, Vienna, September 2012, pp. 1-6
  • 'The impact of offshoring on the skill structure of labour demand' (with Robert Stehrer), Monthly Report No. 6/2012, wiiw Monthly Report, No. 6, Vienna, June 2012, pp. 10-15
  • 'Recent trends in the quality of traded goods: NMS are closing the gaps' (with Johannes Pöschl and Robert Stehrer), Monthly Report No. 3/2011, wiiw Monthly Report, No. 3, Vienna, March 2011, pp. 12-19
  • 'Are CEECs trapped in low-quality export specialization?' (with Uwe Dulleck, Robert Stehrer and Julia Wörz), Monthly Report 08-09/2003, wiiw Monthly Report, No. 8-9, Vienna, September 2003, pp. 10-17
wiiw Research Reports
  • 'The Relation between Industry and Services in Terms of Productivity and Value Creation' (with Paul Baker, Koenen Johannes, Sandra M. Leitner, Julia Schricker, Robert Stehrer, Thomas Strobel, Jurgen Vermeulen, Hans-Günther Vieweg and Anastasia Yagafarova), wiiw Research Report, No. 404, Vienna, July 2015
  • 'Earnings Distributions and Dimensions of Inequality ' (with Sebastian Leitner, Sandra M. Leitner, Johannes Pöschl and Robert Stehrer), wiiw Research Report, No. 399, Vienna, December 2014
  • 'Reducing Productivity and Efficiency Gaps: the Role of Knowledge Assets, Absorptive Capacity and Institutions' (with Johannes Pöschl, Ana Rincon-Aznar, Robert Stehrer, Michaela Vecchi and Francesco Venturini), wiiw Research Report, No. 396, Vienna, September 2014
  • 'A ‘Manufacturing Imperative’ in the EU – Europe's Position in Global Manufacturing and the Role of Industrial Policy' (with Mario Holzner, Michael Landesmann, Johannes Pöschl, Robert Stehrer and Roman Stöllinger), wiiw Research Report, No. 391, Vienna, October 2013
  • 'International Fragmentation of Production, Trade and Growth: Impacts and Prospects for EU Member States' (with Robert Stehrer and Marcel Timmer), wiiw Research Report, No. 387, Vienna, May 2013
  • 'Innovation and Technology Transfer across Countries', wiiw Research Report, No. 380, Vienna, August 2012
  • 'Sectoral Employment Effects of Economic Downturns' (with Doris Hanzl-Weiss, Sandra M. Leitner, Sebastian Leitner, Nirina Rabemiafara, Fadila Sanoussi, Robert Stehrer and Terry Ward), wiiw Research Report, No. 379, Vienna, August 2012
  • 'Revival of the Visegrad Countries’ Mutual Trade after their EU Accession: a Search for Explanation' (with Gabor Hunya, Olga Pindyuk and Sandor Richter), wiiw Research Report, No. 372, Vienna, July 2011
  • 'Trade in Intermediate Products and EU Manufacturing Supply Chains ' (with Jyrki Ali-Yrkkö, Doris Hanzl-Weiss, Petri Rouvinen, Timo Seppälä, Robert Stehrer, Roman Stöllinger and Pekka Ylä-Anttila), wiiw Research Report, No. 369, Vienna, February 2011
wiiw Working Papers
  • 'Migration and FDI Flows' (with Michael Landesmann and Isilda Mara), wiiw Working Paper, No. 141, Vienna, March 2018
  • 'Capacities and Absorptive Barriers for International R&D Spillovers through Intermediate Inputs' (with Johannes Pöschl and Robert Stehrer), wiiw Working Paper, No. 108, Vienna, October 2014
  • 'Importing, Productivity and Absorptive Capacity in Sub-Saharan African Manufacturing Firms' (with Anders Isaksson and Florian Kaulich), wiiw Working Paper, No. 105, Vienna, November 2013
  • 'On the Trade and Price Effects of Preferential Trade Agreements' (with Rod Falvey), wiiw Working Paper, No. 102, Vienna, June 2013
  • 'Foreign Ownership and Labour Markets in Sub-Saharan African Firms' (with Anders Isaksson and Florian Kaulich), wiiw Working Paper, No. 99, Vienna, March 2013
  • 'Importing, Exporting and the Productivity of Services Firms in Sub-Saharan Africa' (with Anders Isaksson and Florian Kaulich), wiiw Working Paper, No. 98, Vienna, March 2013
  • 'Outward Foreign Direct Investment, Exporting and Firm-Level Performance in Sub-Saharan Africa' (with Anders Isaksson and Florian Kaulich), wiiw Working Paper, No. 97, Vienna, March 2013
  • 'Importing, Exporting and Performance in Sub-Saharan African Manufacturing Firms' (with Anders Isaksson and Florian Kaulich), wiiw Working Paper, No. 96, Vienna, March 2013
  • 'Offshoring and the Elasticity of Labour Demand' (with Johannes Pöschl and Robert Stehrer), wiiw Working Paper, No. 90, Vienna, July 2012
  • 'Manufacturing Productivity: Effects of Service Sector Innovations and Institutions' (with Johannes Pöschl and Robert Stehrer), wiiw Working Paper, No. 89, Vienna, July 2012
  • 'Intellectual Property Rights, Innovation and Technology Transfer: A Survey' (with Anja Breitwieser), wiiw Working Paper, No. 88, Vienna, June 2012
  • 'On the Volume and Variety of Intra-Bloc Trade in an Expanded European Union', wiiw Working Paper, No. 87, Vienna, June 2012
  • 'Offshoring and the Skill Structure of Labour Demand' (with Gaaitzen J. De Vries and Robert Stehrer), wiiw Working Paper, No. 86, Vienna, June 2012
  • 'Value Added and Factors in Trade: A Comprehensive Approach' (with Gaaitzen J. De Vries and Robert Stehrer), wiiw Working Paper, No. 80, Vienna, June 2012
  • 'The Impact of Preferential Trade Agreements on the Margins of International Trade' (with Johannes Pöschl and Robert Stehrer), wiiw Working Paper, No. 70, Vienna, September 2010
  • 'Preferential Trade Agreements and the Structure of International Trade' (with Robert Stehrer), wiiw Working Paper, No. 61, Vienna, January 2010
  • 'The Importance of Labour Mobility for Spillovers across Industries' (with Johannes Pöschl), wiiw Working Paper, No. 58, Vienna, October 2009
  • 'The Determinants of Regional Economic Growth by Quantile' (with Jesús Crespo-Cuaresma and Robert Stehrer), wiiw Working Paper, No. 54, Vienna, May 2009
  • 'Sectoral Productivity, Density and Agglomeration in the Wider Europe' (with Robert Stehrer), wiiw Working Paper, No. 47, Vienna, September 2008
  • 'Modelling GDP in CEECs Using Smooth Transitions' (with Robert Stehrer), wiiw Working Paper, No. 36, Vienna, December 2005
  • 'Dimensions of Quality Upgrading in CEECs' (with Uwe Dulleck, Robert Stehrer and Julia Wörz), wiiw Working Paper, No. 29, Vienna, April 2004
Other wiiw publications
  • 'Low-quality Trap or Quality Upgrading' (with Uwe Dulleck, Robert Stehrer and Julia Wörz), in: Michael Landesmann (eds), wiiw Structural Report 2003 on Central and Eastern Europe, Volume 3, wiiw Structural Report, Vol. 3, Vienna, October 2003
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