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Margins of multinational labor substitution
Muendler, Marc-Andreas (contributor);  … - 2006
Multinational labor demand responds to wage differentials at the extensive margin, when a multinational enterprise (MNE) expands into foreign locations, and at the intensive margin, when an MNE operates existing affiliates across locations. We derive conditions for parametric and nonparametric...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003323160
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Wage inequality, linkages and FDI
Driffield, Nigel L.; Girma, Sourafel; Henry, Michael; … - 2010
This paper extends the existing literature on FDI and wage inequality. We do this in two ways. Firstly, we incorporate more precise measures of inward investment into the model, by allowing for differences in the effects between horizontal and vertical FDI. Secondly, after establishing the...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003937244
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Chinese returnees and high-tech sector outward FDI : the case of Changzhou
Chen, Zhao; Fang, Tony - 2016
The rapid growth and high levels of internationalization by Chinese firms, raise a natural interest in the study of the factors which have led the notable international presence of Chinese firms. To contribute to this effort, we use data from the 2008-10 survey of China's High-tech firms,...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011502580
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Spillovers from foreign firms through worker mobility : an empirical investigation
Görg, Holger; Strobl, Eric - 2002
While there has been a large empirical literature on productivity spillovers from foreign to domestic firms this literature treats the channels through which these spillover effects work as a black box. This paper attempts to fill this gap in the literature. Our results suggest that firms which...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011413662
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Refugees and foreign direct investment : quasi-experimental evidence from U.S. resettlements
Mayda, Anna Maria; Parsons, Christopher R.; Han Pham; … - 2019
We exploit the designs of two separate U.S. refugee dispersal policies to provide causal evidence that refugees foster outward FDI to their countries of origin. Drawing upon aggregated individual-level refugee and project-level FDI data, we first leverage the quasi-random distribution of...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012149171
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Regulating manufacturing FDI : local labor market responses to a protectionist policy in Indonesia
Gehrke, Esther; Genthner, Robert; Kis-Katos, Krisztina - 2024
We analyze the effect of rising protectionism towards foreign direct investment (FDI) on domestic employment, exploiting revisions in Indonesia’s highly-granular negative investment list, and spatial variation in the exposure of the manufacturing sector to these investment restrictions. Rising...
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Drivers and impacts in the globalization of corporate R&D : an introduction based on the European experience
Moncada Paternò Castello, Pietro; Vivarelli, Marco; … - 2011
The globalization of R&D activities has continued its growth path as companies are increasingly trying to capture …-intensive businesses has led researchers and analysts to pursue a deeper understanding of the globalization of corporate R&D and the … related driving factors and impacts. This introduction to the Special Section: "Globalization and Corporate R&D" forthcoming …
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Financial globalization and economic policies
Kose, M. Ayhan; Prasad, Eswar S.; Rogoff, Kenneth S.; … - 2009
process of financial globalization. Our central findings indicate that policies promoting financial sector development …, institutional quality and trade openness appear to help developing countries derive the benefits of globalization. Similarly, sound … unavoidable tensions inherent in evaluating the risks and benefits associated with financial globalization. In light of these …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003816538
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Globalization and innovation in emerging markets
Gorodnichenko, Yuriy (contributor);  … - 2008
Globalization brings opportunities and pressures for domestic firms in emerging market economies to innovate and … globalization through the impact of increased competition and foreign direct investment on domestic firms’ efforts to raise their …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003652694
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Migration and globalization : what's in it for developing countries?
Rapoport, Hillel - 2016
This paper reviews a growing literature on migration and globalization, focusing on its relevance for developing and …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011518125