Industrial transformation with heterogeneous labour and foreign experts

LIM, K.Y. ORCID: 0000-0003-1978-176X, 2019. Industrial transformation with heterogeneous labour and foreign experts. Macroeconomic Dynamics, 23 (8), pp. 3225-3266. ISSN 1365-1005

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Abstract

This paper develops an endogenous growth model with industrial transformation and a stylised foreign expert-based 'internalisation advantage' framework to determine the composition of heterogeneous foreign multinationals in a developing host economy. A key feature of the model is the introduction of a dichotomous relationship between domestic and foreign firms, where the latter perceives heterogeneity among the productivity of domestic workers. This results in the skills acquisition decision and foreign subsidiaries' operational mode choice to be determined along the same ability distribution of the host economy. This subsequently determines the shares of the di¤erent types of multinationals in a host economy. Parameterised for Malaysia, policy experiments are conducted. A balanced investment liberalisation measure for all foreign firms is found to outperform measure targeting only selected types, though there is a threshold doing-business cost value below which such a standalone FDI-promoting policy does not generate positive growth effect. This then calls for composite programme that maximises the policy complementarities between human capital and FDI-promoting policies.

Item Type:	Journal article
Publication Title:	Macroeconomic Dynamics
Creators:	LIM, K.Y.
Publisher:	Cambridge University Press
Date:	December 2019
Volume:	23
Number:	8
ISSN:	1365-1005
Identifiers:	Number Type 10.1017/S1365100518000020 DOI
Divisions:	Schools > Nottingham Business School
Record created by:	Linda Sullivan
Date Added:	08 May 2018 10:57
Last Modified:	21 Apr 2020 13:22
URI:	https://irep.ntu.ac.uk/id/eprint/33454

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