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Does FDI Bring Good Jobs to Host Countries?

dc.contributor.authorJavorcik, Beata S.
dc.date.accessioned2014-11-12T21:47:19Z
dc.date.available2014-11-12T21:47:19Z
dc.date.issued2014-06
dc.description.abstractAre jobs created by foreign investors good jobs? The evidence reviewed in this article is consistent with the view that jobs created by FDI are good jobs, both from the worker's and the country's perspective. From the worker's perspective, this is because such jobs are likely to pay higher wages than jobs in domestic firms, at least in developing countries, and because foreign employers tend to offer more training than local firms do. From the country s perspective, jobs in foreign affiliates are good jobs because FDI inflows tend to increase the aggregate productivity of the host country.en
dc.identifierhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2014/06/20269544/fdi-bring-good-jobs-host-countries
dc.identifier.doi10.1596/20520
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10986/20520
dc.languageEnglish
dc.language.isoen_US
dc.publisherWorld Bank, Washington, DC
dc.relation.ispartofseriesPolicy Research Working Paper;No. 6936
dc.rightsCC BY 3.0 IGO
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/
dc.subjectACCOUNTING
dc.subjectAGGREGATE PRODUCTIVITY
dc.subjectAVERAGE PRODUCTIVITY
dc.subjectAVERAGE WAGE
dc.subjectAVERAGE WAGES
dc.subjectBARGAINING
dc.subjectBARGAINING POWER
dc.subjectBENCHMARKING
dc.subjectCAPACITY BUILDING
dc.subjectCOMPARATIVE ANALYSIS
dc.subjectCOMPETITION POLICY
dc.subjectCOMPETITORS
dc.subjectCONSUMERS
dc.subjectCROSS-COUNTRY EVIDENCE
dc.subjectDEMAND CURVE
dc.subjectDEVELOPMENT ECONOMICS
dc.subjectDEVELOPMENT POLICY
dc.subjectDISCOUNTED VALUE
dc.subjectDOMESTIC ENTERPRISES
dc.subjectDOMESTIC FIRM
dc.subjectDOMESTIC FIRMS
dc.subjectDOMESTIC WORKERS
dc.subjectDRIVERS
dc.subjectECONOMETRIC ANALYSIS
dc.subjectECONOMIC GROWTH
dc.subjectECONOMIC POLICY
dc.subjectECONOMIC RESEARCH
dc.subjectEDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT
dc.subjectEMERGING MARKETS
dc.subjectEMPLOYEE
dc.subjectEMPLOYMENT
dc.subjectEMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES
dc.subjectENTERPRISE TRAINING
dc.subjectEQUILIBRIUM WAGES
dc.subjectEXPANSION
dc.subjectEXPORT MARKETS
dc.subjectEXTERNALITIES
dc.subjectEXTERNALITY
dc.subjectFDI
dc.subjectFEASIBILITY STUDIES
dc.subjectFINANCIAL MARKETS
dc.subjectFIRM LEVEL
dc.subjectFIRM PERFORMANCE
dc.subjectFIRM PRODUCTIVITY
dc.subjectFIRM STRUCTURE
dc.subjectFIRM-LEVEL PRODUCTIVITY
dc.subjectFOREIGN ACQUISITION
dc.subjectFOREIGN ACQUISITIONS
dc.subjectFOREIGN AFFILIATE
dc.subjectFOREIGN AFFILIATES
dc.subjectFOREIGN COMPANIES
dc.subjectFOREIGN DIRECT INVESTMENT
dc.subjectFOREIGN DIRECT INVESTMENTS
dc.subjectFOREIGN FIRMS
dc.subjectFOREIGN INVESTMENT
dc.subjectFOREIGN INVESTOR
dc.subjectFOREIGN INVESTORS
dc.subjectFOREIGN MARKETS
dc.subjectFOREIGN OWNERSHIP
dc.subjectFOREIGN-OWNED FIRMS
dc.subjectGENERAL EQUILIBRIUM
dc.subjectGLOBAL ECONOMY
dc.subjectHOST COUNTRIES
dc.subjectHOST COUNTRY
dc.subjectHOST ECONOMY
dc.subjectHUMAN CAPITAL
dc.subjectIMPORT SUBSTITUTION
dc.subjectINDUSTRIAL ECONOMICS
dc.subjectINNOVATIONS
dc.subjectINTERNATIONAL ECONOMICS
dc.subjectINTERNATIONAL TRADE
dc.subjectINVESTMENT PROMOTION
dc.subjectINVESTMENT PROMOTION AGENCIES
dc.subjectINVESTMENT PROMOTION AGENCY
dc.subjectINWARD FOREIGN DIRECT INVESTMENT
dc.subjectJOB CREATION
dc.subjectJOBS
dc.subjectJOINT VENTURE
dc.subjectJOINT VENTURES
dc.subjectLABOR DEMAND
dc.subjectLABOR FORCE
dc.subjectLABOR MARKET
dc.subjectLABOR MOBILITY
dc.subjectLABOR PRODUCTIVITY
dc.subjectLABOR TURNOVER
dc.subjectLABOUR
dc.subjectLABOUR COST
dc.subjectLIQUIDITY
dc.subjectLOCAL FIRM
dc.subjectLOCAL FIRMS
dc.subjectLOCAL LABOR MARKET
dc.subjectMANAGEMENT TECHNIQUES
dc.subjectMANUFACTURING FIRMS
dc.subjectMANUFACTURING SECTOR
dc.subjectMANUFACTURING SECTORS
dc.subjectMARGINAL PRODUCTIVITY
dc.subjectMARKET STRUCTURE
dc.subjectMOTIVATION
dc.subjectMULTINATIONAL
dc.subjectMULTINATIONAL COMPANIES
dc.subjectMULTINATIONAL CORPORATIONS
dc.subjectMULTINATIONAL ENTERPRISE
dc.subjectMULTINATIONAL ENTERPRISES
dc.subjectMULTINATIONALS
dc.subjectNEGATIVE EXTERNALITIES
dc.subjectOCCUPATIONS
dc.subjectOWNERSHIP CHANGE
dc.subjectPARENT COMPANIES
dc.subjectPECUNIARY EXTERNALITIES
dc.subjectPLANT CLOSURE
dc.subjectPLANT PRODUCTIVITY
dc.subjectPOSITIVE EFFECTS
dc.subjectPOSITIVE EXTERNALITIES
dc.subjectPRIOR WORK EXPERIENCE
dc.subjectPRODUCTION FACILITIES
dc.subjectPRODUCTION PROCESS
dc.subjectPRODUCTION WORKERS
dc.subjectPRODUCTIVE FIRMS
dc.subjectPRODUCTIVITY
dc.subjectPRODUCTIVITY DISTRIBUTION
dc.subjectPRODUCTIVITY EFFECT
dc.subjectPRODUCTIVITY EFFECTS
dc.subjectPRODUCTIVITY GAP
dc.subjectPRODUCTIVITY GROWTH
dc.subjectPRODUCTIVITY IMPROVEMENTS
dc.subjectPRODUCTIVITY LEVEL
dc.subjectPRODUCTIVITY LEVELS
dc.subjectREMUNERATIVE EMPLOYMENT
dc.subjectSERVICE PROVIDERS
dc.subjectSERVICE SECTOR
dc.subjectSKILL GROUP
dc.subjectSKILLED LABOR
dc.subjectSOCIAL COHESION
dc.subjectSTABLE JOBS
dc.subjectSUPPLIER
dc.subjectSUPPLIERS
dc.subjectTECHNOLOGY SPILLOVERS
dc.subjectTECHNOLOGY TRANSFER
dc.subjectTOTAL EMPLOYMENT
dc.subjectTOTAL FACTOR PRODUCTIVITY
dc.subjectTRADE LIBERALIZATION
dc.subjectUNDERESTIMATES
dc.subjectVALUE ADDED
dc.subjectWAGE ADJUSTMENT
dc.subjectWAGE DIFFERENTIAL
dc.subjectWAGE EFFECT
dc.subjectWAGE EFFECTS
dc.subjectWAGE PREMIUM
dc.subjectWAGES
dc.subjectWHITE COLLAR WORKERS
dc.subjectWORKER
dc.subjectWORKER HETEROGENEITY
dc.titleDoes FDI Bring Good Jobs to Host Countries?en
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okr.associatedcontenthttps://openknowledge.worldbank.org/handle/10986/24809 Journal Article
okr.crosscuttingsolutionareaJobs
okr.date.disclosure2014-10-15
okr.date.doiregistration2025-04-10T09:17:37.363534Z
okr.doctypePublications & Research::Policy Research Working Paper
okr.doctypePublications & Research
okr.docurlhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2014/06/20269544/fdi-bring-good-jobs-host-countries
okr.globalpracticeFinance and Markets
okr.globalpracticeSocial Protection and Labor
okr.guid739501468180896282
okr.identifier.externaldocumentum000158349_20141007105443
okr.identifier.internaldocumentum20269544
okr.identifier.reportWPS6936
okr.language.supporteden
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okr.topicFinance and Financial Sector Development::Microfinance
okr.topicInternational Economics and Trade::Foreign Direct Investment
okr.topicEconomic Theory and Research
okr.topicSocial Protections and Labor::Labor Markets
okr.topicSocial Protections and Labor::Labor Policies
okr.topicMacroeconomics and Economic Growth
okr.unitPartnerships, Capacity Building Unit, Development Economics Vice Presidency
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