We raise the question whether foreign direct investment (FDI) has contributed to employment generation in Mexico and … employment data covering almost 200 manufacturing industries. We estimate dynamic labor demand functions for blue and white … FDI has a significantly positive, though quantitatively modest impact on manufacturing employment in Mexico. Moreover, we …

, Japan and the United States engaged in outsourcing of relatively labor intensive segments of the value chain, especially on … deteriorating wage and employment prospects in the process of globalization. The adjustment to fiercer competition from below … differed considerably between Germany, Japan and the United States. Economic restructuring was least pronounced in the US …

experience of Japan and the United Kingdom points to missing links in the debate on labor market effects of globalization and … skill-biased technological change. In Japan, both unemployment and wage disparities remained low. The contrasting experience …-intensive industries. But the response to this common challenge has different remarkably. Japan has outperformed its major competitors in …