The labor market effects of foreign owned firms

Journal of International Economics

Volumn 71, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 75-96

  Almeida, Rita ^a  

^a WORLD BANK   (United States)

Author keywords

Acquisitions; Employment; Foreign direct investment; Panel data; Wage structure

Indexed keywords

EMPLOYMENT; FOREIGN DIRECT INVESTMENT; HUMAN CAPITAL; LABOR MARKET; PANEL DATA; WAGE; DATA SET; WORKPLACE;

EID: 33947725052     PISSN: 00221996     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jinteco.2006.10.001     Document Type: Article

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