FOREIGN DIRECT INVESTMENT AND WAGES:A BARGAINING POWER APPROACH

Authors

  • Ramya M. Vijaya Richard Stockton College of New Jersey
  • Linda Kaltani World Bank

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.5195/jwsr.2007.361

Abstract

This paper presents a cross-country empirical investigation of the impact of Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) on manufacturing wages. Our results indicate that FDI-Flows have a negative impact on overall wages in the manufacturing sector and this impact is stronger for female wages. We argue that one possible explanation for such an impact may be a decrease in the bargaining power of labor due to new labor market arrangements in a global economy where capital is free to move across countries in search of more favorable conditions. This decline in labor power also tends to have a greater impact on the more vulnerable workers female workers whose bargainingpositions have been traditionally lower than male workers.

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Published

2007-02-26

How to Cite

Vijaya, R. M., & Kaltani, L. (2007). FOREIGN DIRECT INVESTMENT AND WAGES:A BARGAINING POWER APPROACH. Journal of World-Systems Research, 13(1), 83–95. https://doi.org/10.5195/jwsr.2007.361

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