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Outward Investment, Employment, and Wages in Swedish Multinationals

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  • Blomstrom, Magnus
  • Kokko, Ari

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Examining detailed data for the home-country operations in Swedish multinationals during the period 1986-94, this paper shows that there are signs of very notable structural changes in the home-country operations of these corporations. It also shows that the effects vary according to economic conditions in the home country. In the 1980s, when the Swedish economy was characterized by high taxes, high inflation rates, and a tight labour market, relatively attractive jobs within the multinational corporations (MNCs) were relocated from Swedish plants to foreign affiliates. In the 1990s, by contrast, when the financial crisis had necessitated a host of micro- and macroeconomic reforms, the location decision of the MNCs were more favourable for the Swedish economy. New jobs created by the multinationals were found in activities with high productivity and wages. Thus, home-country effects of foreign direct investment seem, to a large extent, to be determined by the home countries' economic environment. Copyright 2000 by Oxford University Press.

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  • Blomstrom, Magnus & Kokko, Ari, 2000. "Outward Investment, Employment, and Wages in Swedish Multinationals," Oxford Review of Economic Policy, Oxford University Press and Oxford Review of Economic Policy Limited, vol. 16(3), pages 76-89, Autumn.
    • Handle: RePEc:oup:oxford:v:16:y:2000:i:3:p:76-89
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    • F23 - International Economics - - International Factor Movements and International Business - - - Multinational Firms; International Business

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