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Foreign Direct Investment and Human Capital Formation

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  • Naroș Maria-Simona

    (School of Advanced Studies of the Romanian Academy, Bucharest, Romania)

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Objective: The main objective of this paper is to reveal the relationship between foreign direct investment (FDI) and human capital.

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  • Naroș Maria-Simona, 2019. "Foreign Direct Investment and Human Capital Formation," Journal of Intercultural Management, Sciendo, vol. 11(2), pages 163-178, June.
    • Handle: RePEc:vrs:joinma:v:11:y:2019:i:2:p:163-178:n:7
    DOI: 10.2478/joim-2019-0013
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    Keywords

    foreign direct investment; human capital; education; entrepreneurship;
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    JEL classification:

    • I25 - Health, Education, and Welfare - - Education - - - Education and Economic Development
    • J24 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Demand and Supply of Labor - - - Human Capital; Skills; Occupational Choice; Labor Productivity
    • M51 - Business Administration and Business Economics; Marketing; Accounting; Personnel Economics - - Personnel Economics - - - Firm Employment Decisions; Promotions

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