Arndt, Christian; Mattes, Anselm - Institut für Angewandte Wirtschaftsforschung (IAW) - 2008
In this paper we analyze the microeconomic determinants and effects of FDI using data on a representative sample of … firms invest abroad. Market seeking is the predominant motive behind FDI. At the same time a considerable number of … employees is affected by the bene-fits and drawbacks of internationalization. Labor demand regressions show that FDI does not …