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Volatile multinationals? Evidence from the labor demand of German firms

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Buch, Claudia M.
Lipponer, Alexander

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Does more FDI make the world a riskier place for workers? We analyze whether an increase in multinational firms’ activities is associated with an increase in firm-level employment volatility. We use a firm-level dataset for Germany which allows us to distinguish between purely domestic firms, domestic multinationals, their foreign affiliates, and foreign firms that are active in Germany. We decompose the volatility of firms into their reaction and their exposure to aggregate developments. Generally, we find no above-average wage and output elasticities for multinational firms.

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Keywords: Employment volatility labor demand multinational firms

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F23 - International Economics - - International Factor Movements and International Business - - - Multinational Firms; International Business
J23 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Demand and Supply of Labor - - - Labor Demand

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  1. Arndt, Christian & Buch, Claudia M. & Schnitzer, Monika, 2007. "FDI and Domestic Investment: An Industry-Level View," CEPR Discussion Papers 6464, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers. [Downloadable!] (restricted)
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