The Impact of Foreign Direct Investment on Labor Market Measures: Evidence from Sub-Saharan Africa

<p>There is scant literature examining the relationship between foreign direct investment (FDI) and labor market measures in Sub-Saharan African (SSA) countries. This paper explores the effect of FDI on the labor market measures using panel data of 48 Sub-Saharan African Countries from 1991 to 2009. The result indicates that FDI has a positive and significant effect on employment implying that an increase in the inflow of FDI is associated with higher employment. Thus, Sub-Saharan African governments should strongly consider poverty alleviation and employment policies that encourage and direct FDI to the industries where it can significantly reduce unemployment.</p>

Name thesis:degree_name

Master of Science in International and Development Economics (MSIDEC)

Level thesis:degree_level

Thesis

Discipline thesis:degree_discipline

Economics

Year dc:date.available

2015

Author dc:creator

• Mayom, David A

Contributors dc:contributor

• Man Chiu "Sunny" Wong

• fdi
• employment
• sub-saharan africa
• labor market
• unemployment
• economics
• Econometrics
• International Economics
• Labor Economics
• Macroeconomics
• Regional Economics

Repository record dc:identifier

https://repository.usfca.edu/thes/144

OAI identifier oai:identifier

oai:repository.usfca.edu:thes-1162