Do foreign-owned firms pay more?

Harrison, Ann E. and Scorse, Jason (2008): Do foreign-owned firms pay more? Published in: (2009): pp. 319-340.

Abstract

This paper uses Indonesian data to analyze the impact of foreign ownership on wages. After controlling for worker and firm characteristics, we find that foreign firms pay a wage premium, which is larger for skilled relative to unskilled workers.

• Item Type: MPRA Paper
• Language: English
• Keywords: wages; foreign investment; multinational corporations; Indonesia
• Subjects: F - International Economics > F1 - Trade > F16 - Trade and Labor Market Interactions; F - International Economics > F2 - International Factor Movements and International Business > F23 - Multinational Firms ; International Business

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