Overview

Understanding the economic effects of foreign multinational corporations (MNCs) is a priority for academics, policymakers and business professionals alike. In this volume, a number of international economists use factory-level data to analyze the effects of MNCs on wages, productivity and exports in Indonesia and Thailand, in unprecedented detail.

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Author:   E. Ramstetter ,  F. Sjöholm
Publisher:   Palgrave USA
Imprint:   Palgrave Macmillan
Edition:   2006 ed.
Dimensions:   Width: 14.00cm , Height: 2.00cm , Length: 21.60cm
Weight:   0.460kg
ISBN:  

9781403998781

ISBN 10:   1403998787
Pages:   229
Publication Date:   15 August 2006
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  Tertiary & Higher Education ,  Undergraduate
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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Table of Contents

List of Tables and Figures Foreword Contributors PART 1: INTRODUCTION AND OVERVIEW The Issues; E.D.Ramstetter & F.Sjöholm PART 2: WAGE DIFFERENTIALS AND SPILLOVERS Foreign MNCs and Wages in Indonesia; R.E.Lipsey & F.Sjöholm Multinational Corporations and Wages in Thai Manufacturing; O.Movshuk & A.Matsuoka-Movshuk PART 3: PRODUCTIVITY DIFFERENTIALS AND SPILLOVERS Productivity Differentials and Spillovers in Indonesian Manufacturing; S.Takii Are Productivity Differentials Important in Thai Manufacturing?; E.D.Ramstetter Foreign Ownership and Productivity in the Indonesian and Thai Automobile Industries; K.Ito PART 4: EXPORTS AND FOREIGN OWNERSHIP Multinational Companies amd Exports in Indonesian Manufacturing; F.Sjöholm & S.Takii Exports and Foreign Ownership in Thai Manufacturing; E.D.Ramstetter & M.Umemoto Index

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'This is a solid book that deals with very technical issues in a clear and succinct manner. Unlike many publications that result from a research project, as this book was, it reads like a coherent whole.' - Francis Edward Hutchinson, Asean Economic Bulletin

Author Information

ERIC D. RAMSTETTER is Head of the Industrial Management Section at the International Centre for the Study of East Asian Development and Visiting Professor in the Graduate School of Economics at Kyushu University, Japan. He has also worked as a consultant for numerous international agencies and governments. His research has focused on analysis of multinational corporations in Asian economies and has been published in numerous journals and books. FREDRIK SJ HOLM is Associate Professor at the Stockholm School of Economics, Sweden. Most of his work focuses on East Asia and he has a strong a

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