Foreign direct investment and labor productivity in the regional manufacturing industry
Objective: To analyze the effects of Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) on labor productivity in the manufacturing sector in Mexico during the period 2007-2015. Methodology: Different econometric specifications are estimated by using different measures of labor productivity through the generalized meth...
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| Tipo de recurso: | artículo |
| Estado: | Versión publicada |
| Fecha de publicación: | 2022 |
| País: | México |
| Institución: | UNIVERSIDAD DE GUADALAJARA |
| Repositorio: | EconoQuantum |
| Idioma: | español |
| OAI Identifier: | oai:econoquantum.cucea.udg.mx:article/7252 |
| Acceso en línea: | https://econoquantum.cucea.udg.mx/index.php/EQ/article/view/7252 |
| Access Level: | acceso abierto |
| Palabra clave: | Labor Productivity foreign direct investment manufacturing México Productividad Laboral Inversión Extranjera Directa Manufacturas |
| Sumario: | Objective: To analyze the effects of Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) on labor productivity in the manufacturing sector in Mexico during the period 2007-2015. Methodology: Different econometric specifications are estimated by using different measures of labor productivity through the generalized method of moments, which allows to consider for possible endogeneity problems. Results: A positive and statistically significant effect of Foreign Direct Investment as a proportion of manufacturing GDP is identified on the growth rate of labor productivity calculated from the Manufacturing Labor Productivity Index. Limitations: The estimates do not consider the spatial geographic dimension between states. Originality: Previous studies in Mexico do not use a labor productivity measure based on total production or control for possible biases generated by omitted variables. Conclusions: The evidence suggests that FDI could contribute to economic development of states in Mexico by generating increases in labor productivity. |
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