Expansion abroad and jobs at home: Evidence from Japanese multinational enterprises

Japan and the World Economy

Volumn 22, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 88-97

  Yamashita, Nobuaki ^a   Fukao, Kyoji ^b  

^a LA TROBE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b HITOTSUBASHI UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

FDI; Globalisation; Labour demand; Multinational Enterprises

Indexed keywords

EID: 77953123539     PISSN: 09221425     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.japwor.2009.10.001     Document Type: Article

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