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dc.contributor.authorNunnenkamp, Peteren
dc.contributor.authorBremont, José Eduardo Alatorreen
dc.date.accessioned2009-01-28T14:20:25Z-
dc.date.available2009-01-28T14:20:25Z-
dc.date.issued2007-
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10419/4019-
dc.description.abstractWe 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.en
dc.language.isoengen
dc.publisher|aKiel Institute for the World Economy (IfW) |cKielen
dc.relation.ispartofseries|aKiel Working Paper |x1328en
dc.subject.jelF23en
dc.subject.jelJ23en
dc.subject.ddc330en
dc.subject.keywordEmploymenten
dc.subject.keywordBlue and white collar workersen
dc.subject.keywordManufacturing sectoren
dc.subject.keywordMexicoen
dc.subject.keywordForeign direct investmenten
dc.subject.stwDirektinvestitionen
dc.subject.stwIndustrielle Beschäftigungen
dc.subject.stwBeschäftigungseffekten
dc.subject.stwQualifikationen
dc.subject.stwSchätzungen
dc.subject.stwMexikoen
dc.titleFDI in Mexico: An empirical assessment of employment effects-
dc.typeWorking Paperen
dc.identifier.ppn532804503en
dc.rightshttp://www.econstor.eu/dspace/Nutzungsbedingungenen
dc.identifier.repecRePEc:zbw:ifwkwp:1328en

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