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Foreign Ownership and Employment Growth in Indonesian Manufacturing

Sjöholm, Fredrik; Lipsey, Robert E.; Sun, Jing - Institutet för Näringslivsforskning (IFN) - 2010

Many developing countries would like to increase the share of modern or formal sectors in their employment. One way to accomplish this goal may be to encourage the entrance of foreign firms. They are typically relatively large, with high productivity and good access to foreign markets, and might...

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Multinational firms and job tasks

Hakkala, Katariina Nilsson; Heyman, Fredrik; Sjöholm, … - Valtion taloudellinen tutkimuskeskus (VATT), Government … - 2009

non-routine tasks and tasks requiring personal interaction. Moreover, acquisitions of local firms by multinationals …

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Do Multinational Enterprises Substitute Parent Jobs for Foreign Ones? Evidence from Firm Level Panel Data

Konings, Jozef; Murphy, Alan - LICOS Centre for Institutions and Economic Performance, … - 2001

This paper analyzes the demand for labor by home multinational enterprises (MNEs) in Europe. To this end we use a unique firm level panel data set of more than 1,200 European multinational enterprises and their subsidiaries that are located in either the European Union, Central and Eastern...

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Do Multinational Enterprises Relocate Employment to Low Wage Regions? Evidence from European Multinationals

Konings, Jozef; Murphy, Alan Patrick - LICOS Centre for Institutions and Economic Performance, … - 2003

This paper analyzes the employment behavior of home multinational enterprises (MNEs) in Europe. To this end we use a unique firm level panel data set of more than 1,000 European multinational parent enterprises and their affiliates. The affiliates are located either in the European Union (North,...

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Cross-Border Acquisitions, Multinationals and Wage Elasticities

Hakkala, Katariina; Heyman, Fredrik; Sjöholm, Fredrik - Institutet för Näringslivsforskning (IFN) - 2007

The growing number of cross-border acquisitions has in many countries raised concerns about labor demand consequences …

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Multinational Firms and Job Tasks

Nilsson Hakkala, Katariina; Heyman, Fredrik; Sjöholm, … - Institutet för Näringslivsforskning (IFN) - 2008

We use Swedish matched employer-employee data to analyze the impact of multinational activity and foreign acquisitions … requiring personal interaction than local firms. Moreover, acquisitions of local firms by both foreign and domestic MNEs tend to …

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Do Multinational Enterprises Substitute Parent Jobs for Foreign Ones? Evidence from European Firm Level Panel Data

Konings, Jozef; Murphy, Alan - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2001

This Paper analyses the demand for labour by home multinational enterprises (MNEs) in Europe. To this end we use a unique firm level panel data set of more than 1,200 European multinational enterprises and their subsidiaries that are located in either the European Union, Central and Eastern...

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Do Multinational Enterprises Substitute Parent Jobs for Foreign Ones? Evidence from Firm Level Panel Data

Konings, Jozef; Murphey, Alan - William Davidson Institute, University of Michigan - 2001

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Multinationals, cross-border acquisitions and wage dispersion

Heyman, Fredrik; Sjöholm, Fredrik; Tingvall, Patrik … - In: Canadian Journal of Economics 44 (2011) 2, pp. 627-650

We examine the impact of cross-border acquisitions on intra-firm wage dispersion using a detailed Swedish linked …-tasks and education. Foreign acquisitions of domestic multinationals and local firms increase wage dispersion but so do also … other types of cross-border acquisitions. Hence, it is the acquisition itself rather than foreign ownership that increases …

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International Experience and the Performance of Scandinavian Firms in China

Carlsson, Johan; Nordegren, Axel; Sjöholm, Fredrik - The European Institute of Japanese Studies, … - 2004

Western firms locating in China face a business environment that differs from their home country environment. The differences increase uncertainties and are negative for economic performance. However, firms may differ in their ability to overcome the difficulties, depending on their previous...

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