The labor market effects of foreign-owned firms, Vol. 1 of 1

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The labor market effects of foreign-owned firms

Author:	Rita Almeida;	Collection Title:	Policy, Research working paper ; no. WPS 3300
Country:	Portugal;	Date Stored:	2004/06/15
Document Date:	2004/05/01	Document Type:	Policy Research Working Paper
Language:	English	Region:	Europe and Central Asia
Report Number:	WPS3300	SubTopics:	Environmental Economics & Policies; Small Scale Enterprise; Microfinance; Small and Medium Size Enterprises; Labor Policies; Trade and Regional Integration; Private Participation in Infrastructure
Volume No:	1 of 1

Summary: Foreign firms often have a more educated workforce and pay higher wages than domestic firms. This does not necessarily imply that foreign ownership translates into higher demand for educated workers or higher wages, since foreign investment may be guided by unobservable firm characteristics correlated with the demand for educated workers or wages. The author examines foreign acquisitions of domestic firms in Portugal in the 1990s and finds small changes in the workforce skill composition and wages following acquisition. Foreign investors "cherry pick" domestic firms that are already very similar to the group of existing foreign firms.


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