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FDI in Mexico: An empirical assessment of employment effects

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dc.creator Nunnenkamp, Peter
dc.creator Bremont, José Eduardo Alatorre
dc.date 2007
dc.date.accessioned 2013-10-16T06:08:06Z
dc.date.available 2013-10-16T06:08:06Z
dc.date.issued 2013-10-16
dc.identifier http://hdl.handle.net/10419/4019
dc.identifier ppn:532804503
dc.identifier.uri http://koha.mediu.edu.my:8181/xmlui/handle/10419/4019
dc.description We raise the question whether foreign direct investment (FDI) has contributed to employment generation in Mexico and, thereby, helped overcome the country's pressing labor market problems. The analysis draws on highly disaggregated FDI and employment data covering almost 200 manufacturing industries. We estimate dynamic labor demand functions for blue and white collar workers, including both FDI and its interaction with major industry characteristics. By employing the GMM estimator suggested by Arellano and Bond, we account for the relatively short time dimension of our panel (1994-2006). It turns out that FDI has a significantly positive, though quantitatively modest impact on manufacturing employment in Mexico. Moreover, we find no evidence supporting the widely held view that FDI adds to white collar employment in the first place. However, the positive effect on blue collar employment diminishes with increasing skill intensity of manufacturing industries.
dc.language eng
dc.publisher Kiel Institute for the World Economy (IfW) Kiel
dc.relation Kieler Arbeitspapiere 1328
dc.rights http://www.econstor.eu/dspace/Nutzungsbedingungen
dc.subject F23
dc.subject J23
dc.subject ddc:330
dc.subject Foreign direct investment
dc.subject Employment
dc.subject Blue and white collar workers
dc.subject Manufacturing sector
dc.subject Mexico
dc.subject Direktinvestition
dc.subject Industrielle Beschäftigung
dc.subject Beschäftigungseffekt
dc.subject Qualifikation
dc.subject Schätzung
dc.subject Mexiko
dc.title FDI in Mexico: An empirical assessment of employment effects
dc.type doc-type:workingPaper


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