More than ten years on from the start of the global financial crisis (GFC) the global economic context continues to be challenging, with economic growth still below its historical trend in advanced economies and slowing in emerging markets. We witness also a worrying slowdown in productivity...

This letter, using regression analysis, attempts to quantify the relationship between foreign direct invetment (FDI) and jobs in the European Union. A sample of 401 Japanese firms in four EU member states has been chosen. It is shown that despite the clear enthusiasm of governments in these...