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EC Integration, the Quality of Information and Labor Mobility in Sweden
Lundborg, Per - Institutet för Näringslivsforskning (IFN) - 1990
No abstract.
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010685068
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Exchange-Rate and Interest-Rate Driven Competitive Advantages in the EMU
Andrén, Niclas; Oxelheim, Lars - Institutet för Näringslivsforskning (IFN) - 2002
Real exchange and interest rates may still fluctuate inside the EMU and give rise to changes in competitiveness. We … divergence should urge on a wave of restructuring in the EMU, conditioned upon adequate policy responses. The worst-case scenario … involves a flight to structural support and protectionism, challenging the whole idea of the EMU.    …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005419554
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Liberalized Trade and Worker-Firm Matching
Davidson, Carl; Heyman, Fredrik; Matusz, Steven; … - Institutet för Näringslivsforskning (IFN) - 2012
Recent theoretical analysis suggests that a reduction in the cost of exporting increases the degree of assortative matching between workers and firms in export-oriented industries. Changes that reduce the cost of imports have an ambiguous impact on matching. We combine detailed Swedish matched...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010542070
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The International Firm: A Vehicle for Overcoming Barriers to Trade and a Global Intelligence Organization Diffusing the Notion of a Nation
Eliasson, Gunnar - Institutet för Näringslivsforskning (IFN) - 1988
The multinational firm (MNF) is introduced as the intersection between trade theory and the theory of the firm. I show that economies of scale associated with various knowledge inputs have made it possible for firms to grow large through internationalization and, once large, staying competitive...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011019068
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Trade and Location with Horizontal and Vertical Multi-Region Firms.
Ekholm, K.; Forslid, R. - Institutet för Näringslivsforskning (IFN) - 1998
This paper analyses the effect on agglomeration tendencies of allowing firms to become multi-region firms in a standard model of trade and location. More specifically, we introduce horizontal and vertical multi-region firms into the core-periphery (CP) model developed by Krugman (1991). The...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005486492
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Foreign Direct Investment and Employment in Sweden
Andersson, Thomas - Institutet för Näringslivsforskning (IFN) - 1994
No abstract.
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010818456
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Globalization and Imperfect Labor Market Sorting
Davidson, Carl; Heyman, Fredrik; Matusz, Steven; … - Institutet för Näringslivsforskning (IFN) - 2010
This paper focuses on the ability of the labor market to correctly match heterogeneous workers to jobs within a given industry and the role that globalization plays in that process. Using matched worker-firm data from Sweden, we find strong evidence that openness improves the matching between...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008784427
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Cross-Border Acquisitions, Multinationals and Wage Elasticities
Hakkala, Katariina; Heyman, Fredrik; Sjöholm, Fredrik - Institutet för Näringslivsforskning (IFN) - 2007
affect the volatility of employment, or rather, the wage elasticity of labor demand. We analyze whether the wage elasticity …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005207058
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Multinational Firms and Job Tasks
Nilsson Hakkala, Katariina; Heyman, Fredrik; Sjöholm, … - Institutet för Näringslivsforskning (IFN) - 2008
We use Swedish matched employer-employee data to analyze the impact of multinational activity and foreign acquisitions on the relative demand for different job tasks. We contribute to the literature by using a conceptualization from the recent literature in international economics and define the...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005645336
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The Effect of Offshoring on Labor Demand: Evidence from Sweden
Ekholm, Karolina; Hakkala, Katariina - Institutet för Näringslivsforskning (IFN) - 2005
We analyze the effects of offshoring of intermediate input production on labor demand in Sweden, distinguishing between workers with different educational attainments. The econometric results using data for the 1995-2000 period indicate that offshoring -- in particular to low-income countries --...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005645415