The present paper adds to the literature investigating the effects of outward FDI on the home country employment and skill composition. Considering the "industrial region" as the unit of the analysis, we capture both direct and indirect effects of foreign production on the parent company and its...

The present paper investigates the effect of outward investments by Italian manufacturing firms on the domestic employment level and on its skill composition, as measured by the increase in the aggregate share of skilled workers (managers and clerks) in total employment. In doing so, the paper...