FDI CONSEQUENCES OF DOWNWARD WAGE-COST RIGIDITIES
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This paper estimates an adjusted gravity model by directly measuring downward wage rigidities based on our modified regime-switching specification in order to investigate the effect of labor market flexibility on the flows of foreign direct investment (FDI) between Korea and 18 counterpart countries. To measure wage-cost rigidities, we employ firm-specific sales data for 410,012 firms in 19 countries obtained from Compustat as a relevant driver of wage costs extracted from earnings data by International Labor Organization (ILO). Our results suggest that greater wage rigidities in a counterpart country are associated with less net-outflows of FDI in Korea.

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Foreign direct investmentwage rigiditieslabor market flexibilityregime-switchingFOREIGN DIRECT-INVESTMENTECONOMIC-GROWTHTIME-SERIESINTERNATIONAL PRODUCTIONEMPLOYMENT PROTECTIONECLECTIC THEORYSTICKINESSPATTERNSREGIMETRADE
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FDI CONSEQUENCES OF DOWNWARD WAGE-COST RIGIDITIES
저자
Song, JeongseokYang, DaecheonKwon, Soonwon
DOI
10.1142/S0217590815501131
발행일
2017-12
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Article
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Singapore Economic Review
62
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1223 ~ 1244