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Zusatztext '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 Informationen zum Autor KEIKO ITO Associate Professor, Faculty of Economics, Senshu University, JapanROBERT E. LIPSEY Director, New York Office, National Bureau of Economic Research, USAATSUKO MATSUOKA-MOVSHUK Consultant, Toyama, JapanOLEKSANDAR MOVSHUK Associate Professor, Department of Economics, University of Toyama, JapanSADAYUKI TAKII Research Associate Professor, International Centre for the Study of East Asian Development, and Visiting Associate Professor, Graduate School of Economics, Kyushu University, JapanMASARU UMEMOTO Research Assistant Professor, International Centre for the Study of East Asian Development, Japan Klappentext 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. Zusammenfassung 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. Inhaltsverzeichnis 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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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
