noninspected firms. These findings highlight the importance of collective reputation in international trade and the challenges …

/sunk costs of this option are higher. Our results suggest that had China not liberalized its direct trading rights when it joined …

This paper assesses the evidence regarding the effects of multinational production on wages and working conditions in … exploit workers by paying low wages and subjecting them to substandard conditions. We first address efforts of activist groups …, and the role of such international institutions as the International Labor Organization and World Trade Organization in …

efficiency wages and with the evidence about the multinationals wage premium.' FDI is also more sensitive to increases in … investment (FDI). We posit that domestic agents have a comparative advantage over foreign agents in overcoming some of the … advantage. Under these asymmetries, multinationals pay higher wages than domestic producers, in line with the insight of …

and the other is about the effect of the presence of foreign-owned firms on Indonesian wages. We ask first whether foreign … in higher wages in locally-owned plants and overall. Higher foreign presence leads to higher wages in locally …-owned plants. Since the foreign plants also pay higher wages than locally-owned ones, the two factors together mean that higher …

Foreign-owned establishments in the United States pay higher wages, on average, than domestically-owned establishments … wages in favor of foreign establishments remains even when these other determinants of wages are taken into account. Within … manufacturing, the extent of foreign ownership in an industry in a state had no impact on wages in 1987 when these other factors …

the impact of foreign direct investment (FDI) on the share of skilled labor in total wages in Mexico using state …In this paper, we examine the increase in the relative wages of skilled workers in Mexico during the 1980s. We argue … FDI using data on the regional activities of foreign- owned assembly plants. We find that growth in FDI is positively …

In this paper we examine the reduction in the relative employment and wages of unskilled workers in the U.S. during the …

This paper explores the relationship between wages and foreign investment in Mexico, Venezuela, and the United States … countries: higher levels of foreign investment are associated with higher wages. In Mexico and Venezuela, foreign investment was … associated with higher wages only for foreign-owned firms -- there is no evidence of wage spillovers leading to higher wages for …

This paper summarizes and assesses recent studies on the impact of current trends in trade and direct investment on … employment and wages in OECD countries. The general conclusion is that such factors as changes in labour supplies, technology and … wages. However, further studies are needed to understand better the employment and wage impact of foreign direct investment …