Does German foreign direct investment lead to job losses at home?

Abstract

This paper provides firm-level evidence on the labour demand effects of outward investments using a panel of multinationals (MNEs) based in Germany. Distinguishing the type of investments and the location of subsidiaries around the world between 1997 and 2008, our evidence shows that for both the manufacturing and services sector the expansion of employment abroad does not occur at the detriment of employment at home. The analysis is extended to see whether outward FDI causes average wage cuts for workers employed in the German parent firm. Our findings indicate no clear average wage effects due to outward FDI. Given that domestic MNEs are seen to play an important role in the growth potential for an economy, these findings are somewhat re-assuring from a policy point of view.

Publication DOI: https://doi.org/10.3790/aeq.55.3.243
Divisions: College of Business and Social Sciences > Aston Business School > Economics, Finance & Entrepreneurship
College of Business and Social Sciences > Aston Business School > Aston India Foundation for Applied Research
College of Business and Social Sciences > Aston Business School
Uncontrolled Keywords: foreign direct investment,employment,offshoring
Publication ISSN: 1611-6607
Last Modified: 16 Feb 2024 08:06
Date Deposited: 10 Dec 2009 10:07
Full Text Link: http://www.atyp ... 90/aeq.55.3.243
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PURE Output Type: Article
Published Date: 2009-07
Authors: Temouri, Yama (ORCID Profile 0000-0003-3014-258X)
Driffield, Nigel L. (ORCID Profile 0000-0003-1056-3117)

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