LABOR ECONOMICS LOOSELEAF 8/E
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Chapter 4, Problem 14P
a)
To determine
The effect of an increase in foreign direct investment by a developed country in a developing country on the labor productivity and short-run wage rate in the developing country.
b)
To determine
The long-run implications of FDI.
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