Multinational corporations in Indonesia and Thailand : wages, productivity and exports

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Multinational corporations in Indonesia and Thailand : wages, productivity and exports

edited by Eric D. Ramstetter and Fredrik Sjöholm

Palgrave Macmillan, 2006

  • : hbk

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Includes bibliographical references and index

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Description

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.

Table of Contents

  • List of Tables and Figures Foreword Contributors PART 1: INTRODUCTION AND OVERVIEW The Issues
  • E.D.Ramstetter & F.Sjoeholm PART 2: WAGE DIFFERENTIALS AND SPILLOVERS Foreign MNCs and Wages in Indonesia
  • R.E.Lipsey & F.Sjoeholm 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.Sjoeholm & S.Takii Exports and Foreign Ownership in Thai Manufacturing
  • E.D.Ramstetter & M.Umemoto Index

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