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dc.contributor.authorBraun, Sebastianen
dc.date.accessioned2006-05-29-
dc.date.accessioned2009-07-23T14:43:34Z-
dc.date.available2009-07-23T14:43:34Z-
dc.date.issued2006-
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10419/25097-
dc.description.abstractWe test the often-cited hypothesis that high levels of child labour attract foreign investors. Using panel data we show the overall effect, which child labour has on foreign direct investment (FDI), to be a (small) negative one. We find strong evidence for the theoretical prediction that child labour deters FDI by slowing down economic development. Weaker evidence is provided for our theoretical prediction that child labour can discourage FDI via its impact on the availability of a skilled labour force in an economy. The data do not indicate that high levels of child labour drive down the factor share of labour, thereby increasing the attractiveness of an economy for foreign investors.en
dc.language.isoengen
dc.publisher|aHumboldt University of Berlin, Collaborative Research Center 649 - Economic Risk |cBerlinen
dc.relation.ispartofseries|aSFB 649 Discussion Paper |x2006,014en
dc.subject.jelC33en
dc.subject.jelF23en
dc.subject.jelJ82en
dc.subject.ddc330en
dc.subject.keywordchild labouren
dc.subject.keywordFDIen
dc.subject.keywordcore labour standardsen
dc.subject.stwKinderarbeiten
dc.subject.stwDirektinvestitionen
dc.subject.stwArbeitsbedingungenen
dc.subject.stwSchätzungen
dc.subject.stwLow-Income Countriesen
dc.titleCore labour standards and FDI: friends or foes?: The case of child labour-
dc.type|aWorking Paperen
dc.identifier.ppn512465746en
dc.rightshttp://www.econstor.eu/dspace/Nutzungsbedingungenen

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