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Journal Article

Foreign Direct Investment and Labor Rights: A Panel Analysis of Bilateral FDI Flows

Applied Economics Letters, 18(2): 149-152

Authors

  • Busse
  • M.
  • Nunnenkamp
  • P.
  • Spatareanu
  • M.

Publication Date

DOI

10.1080/13504850903559500

JEL Classification

F21 F23 J50

Key Words

developing countries

Entwicklungsländer

FDI

Labor Rights

The paper analyses the impact of fundamental labor rights on bilateral FDI flows to 82 developing countries. The results indicate that investments by multinationals are significantly higher in countries that adhere to labor rights, thereby refuting the hypothesis that repression of these rights fosters FDI.

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Subject Dossiers

  • View over cargo ship deck with containers

    International Trade

Research Center

  • Trade