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The State-Based Factors Affecting Inward FDI Employment in the U.S.

The State-Based Factors Affecting Inward FDI Employment in the U.S.

Lucyna Kornecki, E. M. Ekanayake
Copyright: © 2014 |Pages: 19
ISBN13: 9781466646391|ISBN10: 146664639X|EISBN13: 9781466646407
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-4666-4639-1.ch007
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Kornecki, Lucyna, and E. M. Ekanayake. "The State-Based Factors Affecting Inward FDI Employment in the U.S." Globalization and Governance in the International Political Economy, edited by Ümit Hacioğlu and Hasan Dinçer, IGI Global, 2014, pp. 85-103. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-4666-4639-1.ch007

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Kornecki, L. & Ekanayake, E. M. (2014). The State-Based Factors Affecting Inward FDI Employment in the U.S. In Ü. Hacioğlu & H. Dinçer (Eds.), Globalization and Governance in the International Political Economy (pp. 85-103). IGI Global. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-4666-4639-1.ch007

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Kornecki, Lucyna, and E. M. Ekanayake. "The State-Based Factors Affecting Inward FDI Employment in the U.S." In Globalization and Governance in the International Political Economy, edited by Ümit Hacioğlu and Hasan Dinçer, 85-103. Hershey, PA: IGI Global, 2014. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-4666-4639-1.ch007

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Abstract

The descriptive part of this research focuses on the latest trends in U.S. inward Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) and describes the U.S. inward FDI flows and stock as a percentage of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) and includes geographic and sectoral distribution of inward U.S. FDI. The important part of U.S. inward FDI profile relates to inward U.S. FDI employment and inward U.S. FDI financial flows, which include equity, reinvested earnings, and intercompany debt. The corporate players, Mergers and Acquisitions(M&A’s) and green field investment are discussed briefly. The empirical part of this research investigates state-based factors affecting the inward FDI employment among 50 states of the United States and is based on data collected by the Commerce Department’s Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA). This study identifies several state-specific determinants of FDI employment. The results indicate that the major factors exerting positive impact on inward U.S. FDI employment are: real wages, infrastructure, unionization level, educational attainment, FDI stock, and manufacturing density. In addition, the results show that gross state product growth rate, real per capita taxes has negative impact on FDI employment.

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