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Multinationals, skills, and wage elasticities
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Abstract The increase in foreign direct investments raises concerns about labor market consequences in many countries. It is feared that multinational firms are inclined to shift jobs abroad and increase job volatility. We use firm-level data to examine if multinationality and foreign ownership affect the wa... mehr
The increase in foreign direct investments raises concerns about labor market consequences in many countries. It is feared that multinational firms are inclined to shift jobs abroad and increase job volatility. We use firm-level data to examine if multinationality and foreign ownership affect the wage elasticity of labor demand. Unlike previous studies, we distinguish the effect on different skill groups of employees. We find no general difference in wage elasticity between foreign and domestic firms but the wage elasticity is higher in multinational firms than in national firms, in particular for medium-skilled workers.... weniger
Thesaurusschlagwörter
multinationales Unternehmen; Arbeitskräftenachfrage; Direktinvestition; Flexibilität; Lohn; Auslandsinvestition
Klassifikation
Wirtschaftswissenschaften
Arbeitsmarktforschung
Freie Schlagwörter
FDI; Cross-border acquisitions; Multinational enterprises; Foreign ownership; Labor demand; Skill groups; JEL classification: J23; F16; F21; F23
Sprache Dokument
Englisch
Publikationsjahr
2010
Seitenangabe
S. 263-280
Zeitschriftentitel
Review of World Economics, 146 (2010) 2
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s10290-009-0047-9
Status
Postprint; begutachtet (peer reviewed)
Lizenz
PEER Licence Agreement (applicable only to documents from PEER project)