Outward Foreign Direct Investment and US Exports, Jobs, and R&D

Outward Foreign Direct Investment and US Exports, Jobs, and R&D
Author: Gary Clyde Hufbauer
Publisher: Peterson Institute for International Economics
Total Pages: 149
Release: 2013-09-19
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 0881326682

It is not in the US interest to adopt tax and regulatory policies that would discourage global engagement by US multinational corporations (MNCs). Research presented in this book shows that the expansion of foreign affiliates of US MNCs is positively associated with more production, greater employment, higher exports, and more research and development (R&D) in the United States. These findings suggest that less investment abroad by US firms would weaken—not strengthen—the US economy. This analysis by no means implies that there are only winners and no losers from outward investment. Changing patterns of MNC investment, like changing patterns of technology and production more generally, contribute to job losses and dislocations for some workers and to new opportunities for others. To benefit the US economy and US workers most broadly, the United States will want to search for ways to strengthen the appeal of the United States as a base for the operations of international firms. High among the recommendations to accomplish this, the United States should adopt a territorial tax system, like the great majority of developed countries.

Hearings

Hearings
Author:
Publisher:
Total Pages: 1164
Release: 1973
Genre: Legislative hearings
ISBN:

Development Digest

Development Digest
Author:
Publisher:
Total Pages: 396
Release: 1974
Genre: Economic development
ISBN:

A quarterly journal of excerpts, summaries and reprints of current materials on economic and social development.

The Analysis of Firms and Employees

The Analysis of Firms and Employees
Author: Stefan Bender
Publisher: University of Chicago Press
Total Pages: 398
Release: 2009-05-15
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 0226042898

The long-term impact of globalization, outsourcing, and technological change on workers is increasingly being studied by economists. At the nexus of labor economics, industry studies, and industrial organization, The Analysis of Firms and Employees presents new findings about these impacts by examining the interaction between the internal workings of businesses and outside influences from the market using data from countries around the globe. The result is enhanced insight into the dynamic interrelationship between firms and workers. A distinguished team of researchers here examines the relationships between human resource practices and productivity, changing ownership and production methods, and expanding trade patterns and firm competitiveness. With analyses of large-scale, nationwide datasets as well as focused, intensive observation of a few firms, The Analysis of Firms and Employees will challenge economists, policymakers, and scholars alike to rethink their assumptions about the workplace.

Staying Competitive in the Global Economy Moving Up the Value Chain

Staying Competitive in the Global Economy Moving Up the Value Chain
Author: OECD
Publisher: OECD Publishing
Total Pages: 130
Release: 2007-05-29
Genre:
ISBN: 9264034250

Global value chains are radically altering how goods and services are produced--parts made in one country, for instance, are increasingly assembled in another and sold in a third. The globalisation of production has changed the industrial structure ...