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The Impact Of Outward Fdi On Home-Country Employment In A Low-Cost Transition Economy

In: Network Dynamics In Emerging Regions Of Europe

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  • JAAN MASSO

    (Faculty of Economics and Business Administration, University of Tartu, Estonia)

  • URMAS VARBLANE

    (Faculty of Economics and Business Administration, University of Tartu, Estonia)

  • PRIIT VAHTER

    (Faculty of Economics and Business Administration, University of Tartu, School of Economics, University of Birmingham, UK)

Abstract

The following sections are included:IntroductionOverview of the Existing Literature on the Home-Country Employment Effect of FDIFramework for the Empirical AnalysisData Description and Preliminary Data AnalysisResults of the Regression Analysis and Propensity Score MatchingConclusions and ImplicationsReferencesAppendix

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  • Jaan Masso & Urmas Varblane & Priit Vahter, 2010. "The Impact Of Outward Fdi On Home-Country Employment In A Low-Cost Transition Economy," World Scientific Book Chapters, in: David A Dyker (ed.), Network Dynamics In Emerging Regions Of Europe, chapter 16, pages 333-360, World Scientific Publishing Co. Pte. Ltd..
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