Foreign direct investment in the United States : issues, magnitudes, and location choice of new manufacturing plants

摘要: What effect does foreign direct investment (FDI) have on job creation, wages, and productivity in the U.S.? How FDI impact budget deficit? do changes states' fiscal policy affect plant location choices? Ondrych Wasylenko address these other politically-charged questions concerning FDI. Provided is empirical evidence drawn from a pooled cross-section time-series data set that identifies criteria foreigners use to make decisions. The authors also develop model, against which they compare their findings, review options available at state federal levels.