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Title:Foreign ownership and labour in Sub-Saharan African firms
Authors:Foster-McGregor, NeilISNI
Isaksson, AndersISNI
Kaulich, Florian
Year:2015
Periodical:African Development Review (ISSN 1467-8268)
Volume:27
Issue:2
Pages:130-144
Language:English
Geographic term:Subsaharan Africa
Subjects:foreign enterprises
employment
wages
economic models
External link:https://doi.org/10.1111/1467-8268.12129
Abstract:The authors examine whether foreign-owned firms pay higher wages and have higher employment than domestically owned firms using survey data from 19 sub-Saharan African (SSA) countries. The results indicate that foreign-owned firms pay higher average wages than domestically owned firms, with the wage premium found to be higher for white-collar workers. The authors find little evidence of a positive employment effect of foreign ownership, though the evidence suggests a positive employment effect of Chinese ownership on workers in manufacturing. Bibliogr., notes, ref., sum. [Journal abstract]
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