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Location choice and employment decisions: A comparison of German and Swedish multinationals

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The determinants of location choice and the degree of substitutability of labor across locations is analyzed using data on German and Swedish multinational enterprise (MNEs). A one percent larger gap between Germany and locations in the Central and Eastern Europe (CEE) is associated with 760 fewer jobs at German parents and 4,620 more jobs at affiliates in CEE.

Author: Becker, Sascha O., Ekholm, Karolina, Jackle, Robert, Muendler, Marc-Andreas
Publisher: Springer
Publication Name: Review of World Economics: Weltwirtschaftliches Archiv
Subject: Economics
ISSN: 1610-2878
Year: 2005
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Location choice and employment decisions: A comparison of German and Swedish multinationals

Article Abstract:

The determinants of location choice and the degree of substitutability of labor across locations is analyzed using data on German and Swedish multinational enterprise (MNEs). A one percent larger gap between Germany and locations in the Central and Eastern Europe (CEE) is associated with 760 fewer jobs at German parents and 4,620 more jobs at affiliates in CEE.

Author: Becker, Sascha O., Ekholm, Karolina, Jackle, Robert, Muendler, Marc-Andreas
Publisher: Springer
Publication Name: Review of World Economics: Weltwirtschaftliches Archiv
Subject: Economics
ISSN: 1610-2878
Year: 2005

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Location choice and employment decisions: A comparison of German and Swedish multinationals

Article Abstract:

The determinants of location choice and the degree of substitutability of labor across locations is analyzed using data on German and Swedish multinational enterprise (MNEs). A one percent larger gap between Germany and locations in the Central and Eastern Europe (CEE) is associated with 760 fewer jobs at German parents and 4,620 more jobs at affiliates in CEE.

Author: Becker, Sascha O., Ekholm, Karolina, Jackle, Robert, Muendler, Marc-Andreas
Publisher: Springer
Publication Name: Review of World Economics: Weltwirtschaftliches Archiv
Subject: Economics
ISSN: 1610-2878
Year: 2005
Management, Human resource management, International aspects, Influence, Labor force, Industrial location

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Subjects list: Multinational corporations, Comparative analysis, Location, Labor economics
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