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Globalisation, structural change and labour productivity growth in BRICS economy

Mallick, Jagannath - 2015

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Globalisation, structural change and labour productivity growth in BRICS economy

Mallick, Jagannath - 2015

globalization on labour productivity growth in BRICS countries. The study also examines the relative role of consumption factors and … other factors for the structural development during globalization. The study uses shift-share analysis, dynamic panel data … of structural change is relatively significant in China and India. The globalization measures including international …

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The Global Agglomeration of Multinational Firms

Alfaro, Laura - 2014

The explosion of multinational activities in recent decades is rapidly transforming the global landscape of industrial production. But are the emerging clusters of multinational production the rule or the exception? What drives the offshore agglomeration of multinational firms in comparison to...

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Globalization and equality : a cross-country analysis

Urata, Shūjirō; Baek, Youngmin - 2024

Using a cross-sectional dataset of 13 manufacturing sectors in 27 Asian developing countries from 2008 to 2022, we investigated the impact of the presence of foreign firms on wages of workers from domestic firms. First, we found that the average wage of workers from foreign firms is higher than...

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Indian Direct Investment in Developing Countries : Emerging Trends and Development Impacts

Pradhan, Jaya Prakash - 2009

This study has analyzed the overall and regional trends in Indian direct investment flows into developing region since 1960s and explored various development impacts they have on host developing countries. Evidence tends to indicate that developing region was the initial destination for Indian...

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Determinants of Regional Growth by Manufacturing Sector in Mexico, 1998-2008

Pereira, Mariana - 2015

This article presents an empirical analysis aimed at identifying the determinants of regional growth in Mexico by manufacturing sector in the period 1988-2008. In the framework of agglomeration economies it argues that the main factor behind Mexico's long-term regional industrial growth is...

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Does Foreign Direct Investment Improve Economic Development in North African Countries?

Soumaré, Issouf - 2015

This paper examines the relationship between FDI inflows and welfare improvement in North African countries. Using net per capita FDI inflows and the UNDP's HDI as the principal variables, our analyses confirm the positive and strongly significant relationship between net FDI inflows and welfare...

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Does Foreign Direct Investment Reduce Poverty in Africa and are there Regional Differences?

Gohou, Gaston - 2015

This paper re-examines the relationship between FDI inflows and welfare (or poverty reduction) in Africa. Using FDI net inflows per capita and the UNDP's HDI as the principal variables, our analyses confirm the positive and strongly significant relationship between FDI net inflows and poverty...

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The Impact of FDI on Air Quality : Evidence from China

Kirkulak-Uludag, Berna - 2011

This paper examines the impact of FDI investment on air pollution in China using 286 cities from 2001 through 2007. This paper provides a better understanding of economic growth and foreign investment while maintaining a sustainable environment. In order to achieve this task, the current paper...

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Hold Your Enemies Closer : In Search of Positive Impacts of Horizontal Foreign Direct Investment on Domestic Firms

Lu, Yi - 2009

Existing studies have often failed to find positive impacts of horizontal FDI on domestic firms. We argue that the two effects underpinning the impacts of horizontal FDI (i.e., the positive spillover effect and the negative competition effect) have different degrees of attenuation with distance....

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