2013
DOI: 10.1080/09638199.2011.647048
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Trade, foreign direct investments (FDI) and income inequality: Empirical evidence from transition countries

Abstract: The aim of the article is to verify whether trade and inward foreign\ud direct investments (FDI) may affect income distribution in a sample of\ud 17 Transition Countries (TCs) over the period 1990–2006. In line with\ud most of the previous literature, FDI do not have significant effects on\ud income inequalities, whereas trade, especially when occurs with developed countries, seems to be more relevant. Different results are found when we take into consideration the educational system which represents an import… Show more

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“…Sylwester (2005), using data in less developed countries during the period of 1970-1989, found that FDI has a positive impact on economic growth, but it was not proven to increase income inequality. Franco and Gerussi (2013), using data from seventeen transitional countries during 1990-2006, found that FDI has no significant impact on income distribution.…”
Section: Issn 2071-789x Recent Issues In Economic Developmentmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Sylwester (2005), using data in less developed countries during the period of 1970-1989, found that FDI has a positive impact on economic growth, but it was not proven to increase income inequality. Franco and Gerussi (2013), using data from seventeen transitional countries during 1990-2006, found that FDI has no significant impact on income distribution.…”
Section: Issn 2071-789x Recent Issues In Economic Developmentmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…On the other hand, during this period the State-Owned Enterprise (SOE) sector contracted very rapidly as market reforms proceeded (McCaig and Pavcnik (2013, pp. [13][14]). In a province with a heavy concentration of SOE's, the reduction in labor demand from that sector could in and of itself reduce wages and living standards, but that same reduction in wages would also make the province more attractive to foreign enterprises.…”
Section: Empirical Approachmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Literatürde daha önce yapılmış olan çalışmalardanFranco ve Gerussi (2013), ticari açıklık değişkeni olarak ihracat ve ithalat toplamının GSYİH'ya oranını, DYY değişkeni olarak da DYY giriş stoğunun GSYİH'ya oranını kullanmıştır. Aynı şekilde Herzer ve Nunnenkamp (2011) yaptığı çalışmada DYY giriş stoğunun GSYİH'ya oranını kullanmıştır.…”
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