Employment Effects of FDI in Mexico's Non-Maquiladora Manufacturing
This paper analyses whether foreign direct investment (FDI) has contributed to employment generation in Mexico's non-maquiladora manufacturing sector. Drawing on highly disaggregated FDI and employment data, we estimate dynamic labour demand functions for blue and white collar workers, including FDI as well as its interaction with major industry characteristics. FDI has a significantly positive, though quantitatively modest impact on manufacturing employment in Mexico. This applies to both white collar and blue collar employment. The employment enhancing effects of FDI are larger in export oriented industries. In more capital-intensive industries, the employment effect of FDI remains positive for blue collar workers but not white collar ones.
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2009
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Authors: | Waldkirch, Andreas ; Nunnenkamp, Peter ; Bremont, Jose Alatorre |
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Journal of Development Studies. - Taylor & Francis Journals, ISSN 0022-0388. - Vol. 45.2009, 7, p. 1165-1183
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Taylor & Francis Journals |
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