Essays about: "FDI effects on employment"
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1. Unemployment Disparities in Southern Africa : Empirical Evidence from Southern African Development Community Member States
University essay from Södertörns högskola/NationalekonomiAbstract : The unemployment rate is one of the most important indicators of economic growth. Reducing unemployment is crucial to ensuring inclusive growth in a country. This paper analyses the relationship between the unemployment rate and other macroeconomic variables in the Southern African Development Community (SADC). READ MORE
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2. Structural Change and Income Inequality: evidence from Latin America’s Sectoral Composition (1950 – 2012)
University essay from Lunds universitet/Ekonomisk-historiska institutionenAbstract : Latin America is and has been one of the most unequal regions in the World. Since the end of the Second World War, income inequality has been influenced by the high dependency on exports of agricultural products and raw materials, an early deindustrialization and the rise of low productivity service sectors. READ MORE
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3. Tax Wedges and FDI Decisions in the EU15
University essay from Lunds universitet/Nationalekonomiska institutionenAbstract : Free movement of labour and open borders are one of the main principles of the European Union. Workers can relatively easy relocate in the search for new job opportunities and firms compete internationally for productive labour. Corporate taxes affect firms’ profits, and also their investment decisions. READ MORE
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4. FDI Inflows and Economic Growth in South Africa from 1994 to 2013
University essay from Lunds universitet/Ekonomisk-historiska institutionenAbstract : Since the beginning of democracy the South African government has been increasingly trying to attract FDI into the country. South Africa is an interesting case, since despite being a middle income country and highly developed compared to other African countries, FDI does not seem to offer positive spill-over effects. READ MORE
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5. Foreign Direct Investments and gender labour force participation: An empirical study on Sub-Saharan Africa between 1990-2009
University essay from Lunds universitet/Ekonomisk-historiska institutionenAbstract : This paper assesses how Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) impacts female labour force participation in Sub Saharan Africa (SSA). To deepen our research we additionally consider whether FDI lead to a decrease in the gender gap in employment participation in the region. READ MORE