Journal article
Sector specific foreign investment, labour inflow, economies of scale and welfare
Economic Modelling, Vol.26(3), pp.626-630
2009
Abstract
This paper argues that the impact of foreign investment on welfare depends on the sector that attracts the investment and certain characteristics of the economy. It is shown that, as long as the intermediate good is non-traded, foreign investment in a sector that is subject to economies of scale increases welfare by increasing the size of the intermediate good sector. On the other hand, foreign investment in a sector that is subject to constant returns to scale decreases welfare by decreasing the size of the intermediate good sector. The impact of foreign investment (in either sector) on welfare depends on relative factor intensities when the intermediate good is traded.
Details
- Title
- Sector specific foreign investment, labour inflow, economies of scale and welfare
- Authors
- Sajid Anwar (Author) - University of the Sunshine Coast - Faculty of Business
- Publication details
- Economic Modelling, Vol.26(3), pp.626-630
- Publisher
- Elsevier BV, North-Holland
- Date published
- 2009
- DOI
- 10.1016/j.econmod.2009.01.009
- ISSN
- 0264-9993
- Organisation Unit
- School of Business and Creative Industries; Indigenous and Transcultural Research Centre; University of the Sunshine Coast, Queensland; USC Business School - Legacy
- Language
- English
- Record Identifier
- 99449463002621
- Output Type
- Journal article
Metrics
6 File views/ downloads
429 Record Views
InCites Highlights
These are selected metrics from InCites Benchmarking & Analytics tool, related to this output
- Web Of Science research areas
- Economics
UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)
This output has contributed to the advancement of the following goals:
Source: InCites