Foreign direct investment

Hatzius, J. (1997) Foreign direct investment. CEPDP (336). London School of Economics and Political Science. Centre for Economic Performance, London, UK. ISBN 0853288917

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Abstract

This paper argues that the liberalisation of foregin direct investment (FDI) has made labour costs more important to domestic investment and long-run labour demand. It provides evidence from British and German data that is consistent with this view. First, high unit labour costs increase FDI outflows and lower FDI inflows. Second, the effect of unit labour costs on domestic manufacturing investment was more negative in the high-FDI 1980s than in the low-FDI 1970s, and this change was concentrated in high-FDI industries. The implied effect on long-run labour demand is substantial.

Item Type:	Monograph (Discussion Paper)
Official URL:	http://cep.lse.ac.uk
Additional Information:	© 1997 J. Hatzius
Divisions:	Centre for Economic Performance
Subjects:	H Social Sciences > HG Finance
Date Deposited:	01 Aug 2008 16:26
Last Modified:	11 Dec 2024 18:23
URI:	http://eprints.lse.ac.uk/id/eprint/20351

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