Regional foreign direct investment and wage spillovers: plant level evidence from the UK electronics industry

Nigel Driffield, Sourafel Girma

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Abstract

This paper examines the extent to which foreign investment in the UK generates wage spillovers in the domestic sector of the economy using a simultaneous dynamic panel data model and focusing on the electronics sector, possibly the most ‘globalized’ sector of UK manufacturing. It finds evidence that the higher wages paid by foreign firms cause wages in the domestic sector to be bid up. This phenomenon is, however, largely confined to the region where foreign direct investment takes place.
Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)453-474
Number of pages22
JournalOxford Bulletin of Economics and Statistics
Volume65
Issue number4
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - Sept 2003

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Keywords

  • foreign investment
  • UK
  • wage spillovers
  • domestic sector
  • electronics sector

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