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Foreign direct investment and relative wages : evidence from Mexico's maquiladoras

Feenstra, Robert C.; Hanson, Gordon H. - 1995

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Foreign direct investment and relative wages

Feenstra, Robert C. - In: Journal of international economics 42 (1997) 3, pp. 371-393

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Spillovers, foreign investment, and export behavior

Aitken, Brian J. - In: Journal of international economics 43 (1997) 1, pp. 103-132

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Spillovers, foreign investment, and export behavior

Aitken, Brian J.; Hanson, Gordon H.; Harrison, Ann E. - 2008

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Foreign Direct Investment and Relative Wages : Evidence from Mexico's Maquiladoras

Feenstra, Robert C. - 1995

In this paper, we examine the increase in the relative wages of skilled workers in Mexico during the 1980s. We argue … that rising wage inequality in Mexico is linked to capital inflows from abroad. The effect of these capital inflows, which … production in Mexico towards relatively skill-intensive goods thereby increasing the relative demand for skilled labor. We study …

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Spillovers, Foreign Investment, and Export Behavior

Aitken, Brian - 1994

Case studies of export behavior suggest that firms who penetrate foreign markets reduce entry costs for other potential exporters, either through learning by doing or through establishing buyer- supplier linkages. We pursue the idea that spillovers associated with one firm's export activity...

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