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dc.contributor.authorDewit, Gerdaen
dc.contributor.authorGörg, Holgeren
dc.contributor.authorMontagna, Catiaen
dc.date.accessioned2009-01-28T14:26:32Z-
dc.date.available2009-01-28T14:26:32Z-
dc.date.issued2003-
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10419/3039-
dc.description.abstractThis paper examines how employment protection legislation affects location decisions of multinationals. Based on a simple theoretical framework, we estimate an empirical model, using OECD-data on bilateral FDI-flows and employment protection indices. We find that, while an ?unfavourable? employment protection differential between a domestic and a foreign location is inimical to foreign direct investment (FDI), a high domestic level of employment protection tends to discourage outward FDI. The results are in line with our conjecture that strict employment protection in the firm?s home country makes firms reluctant to relocate abroad and keeps them ?anchored? at home.en
dc.language.isoengen
dc.publisher|aInstitute for the Study of Labor (IZA) |cBonnen
dc.relation.ispartofseries|aIZA Discussion Papers |x845en
dc.subject.jelD80en
dc.subject.jelJ80en
dc.subject.jelF23en
dc.subject.ddc330en
dc.subject.keyworduncertaintyen
dc.subject.keywordemployment protectionen
dc.subject.keywordforeign direct investmenten
dc.subject.keyworddomestic anchorageen
dc.subject.stwArbeitsrechten
dc.subject.stwKündigungsschutzen
dc.subject.stwStandortfaktoren
dc.subject.stwDirektinvestitionen
dc.subject.stwAuslandsproduktionen
dc.subject.stwSchätzungen
dc.subject.stwTheorieen
dc.subject.stwOECD-Staatenen
dc.titleShould I stay or should I go? A note on employment protection, domestic anchorage, and FDI-
dc.typeWorking Paperen
dc.identifier.ppn368833836en
dc.rightshttp://www.econstor.eu/dspace/Nutzungsbedingungenen

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