The impact of outward FDI on the home country's labour demand and skill composition

International Business Review

Volumn 18, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 357-372

  Elia, Stefano ^a   Mariotti, Ilaria ^a   Piscitello, Lucia ^a  

^a POLITECNICO DI MILANO   (Italy)

Author keywords

Demand for labour; Market seeking FDI; Resource seeking FDI; Skill composition

Indexed keywords

EID: 67349183944     PISSN: 09695931     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ibusrev.2009.04.001     Document Type: Article

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