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Employment Effects of Foreign Direct Investment: A Theoretical Analysis with Heterogeneous Labour

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Gries, T., Jungblut, S. (2005). Employment Effects of Foreign Direct Investment: A Theoretical Analysis with Heterogeneous Labour. In: Gilroy, B.M., Gries, T., Naudé, W.A. (eds) Multinational Enterprises, Foreign Direct Investment and Growth in Africa. Contributions to Economics. Physica-Verlag HD. https://doi.org/10.1007/3-7908-1610-8_10

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