Location Choice and Employment Decisions: A Comparison of German and Swedish Multinationals

Sascha O. Becker (), Karolina Ekholm (), Robert Jäckle and Marc-Andreas Muendler
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No 4887, CEPR Discussion Papers from C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers

Abstract: Using data on German and Swedish multinational enterprises (MNEs), this paper analyses determinants of international location choice and the degree of substitutability of labour across locations. Countries with highly skilled labour forces strongly attract German but not necessarily Swedish MNEs. In MNEs from either country, affiliate employment tends to substitute for employment at the parent firm. At the margin, substitutability is the strongest with respect to affiliate employment in Western Europe. A 1% larger wage gap between Germany and locations in Central and Eastern Europe (CEE) is associated with 900 fewer jobs at German parents and 5,000 more jobs at affiliates in CEE. A 1% larger wage gap between Sweden and CEE is associated with 140 fewer jobs at Swedish parents and 260 more jobs at affiliates in CEE.

Keywords: labour demand; location choice; multinational enterprises; multinominial choice; translog cost function (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: F21 F23 J21 J23 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
New Economics Papers: this item is included in nep-dcm, nep-eec and nep-ure
Date: 2005-02
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