Like it or not? How the Economic and Institutional Environment Shapes Individual Attitudes towards Multinational Enterprises

This paper analyzes the determinants of people s attitudes towards FDI using a survey-based data set that covers a wide range of rich and poor countries. We find that both individual socioeconomic characteristics and macroeconomic factors shape agents attitudes towards multinational firms. Moreover, we find that the influence of an individual s characteristics such as employment status and education depends on the respective country s per-capita income.

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Year of publication:	2015
Authors:	Harms, Philipp ; Schwab, Jakob
Publisher:	ZBW - Deutsche Zentralbibliothek für Wirtschaftswissenschaften, Leibniz-Informationszentrum Wirtschaft

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Series:	Beiträge zur Jahrestagung des Vereins für Socialpolitik 2015: Ökonomische Entwicklung - Theorie und Politik - Session: Foreign Direct Investment II ; E05-V3
Type of publication:	Book / Working Paper
Type of publication (narrower categories):	Conference Paper
Language:	English
Other identifiers:	hdl:10419/113150 [Handle] RePEc:zbw:vfsc15:113150 [RePEc]
Classification:	F21 - International Investment; Long-Term Capital Movements ; F23 - Multinational Firms; International Business ; f61
Source:	EconStor

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