Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: https://hdl.handle.net/10419/44538 
Year of Publication: 
2008
Series/Report no.: 
ETLA Discussion Papers No. 1154
Publisher: 
The Research Institute of the Finnish Economy (ETLA), Helsinki
Abstract: 
This report reviews some of the most recent literature examining the home country employment effects of internationalisation. A brief overview of the history of the internationalisation of Finnish firms is also presented. The general conclusion from the literature is that the absolute employment effects are modest, although there are likely to be notable effects on the structure of labour demand. However, the form of internationalisation, the level of aggregation of the data, and differences in labour market institutions all have an influence on the results. Most of the studies looking at the employment effects of outward foreign direct investment on the home country seem to indicate positive rather than substitution effects. On the other hand, when looking at the effects of offshore outsourcing, the results are ambiguous.
Subjects: 
internationalisation
FDI
outsourcing offshore
employment
labour market
JEL: 
F16
F14
F23
J23
J63
Document Type: 
Working Paper

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