Poland's integration into the world economy [Elektronische Ressource] : foreign direct investment and the skill premium / vorgelegt von Andzelika Lorentowicz

Poland’s Integrationinto the World Economy:Foreign Direct Investmentand the Skill PremiumInaugural-Dissertationzur Erlangung des GradesDoctor oeconomiae publicae (Dr. oec. publ.)an der Ludwig-Maximilians-Universit¨atMunc¨ hen2005 vorgelegt vonAndzelika LorentowiczReferent: Professor Dr. Dalia MarinKorreferent: Professor Dr. Andreas HauflerPromotionsabschlussberatung: 8. Februar 2006ContentsContents IList of Figures IVList of Tables V1 Introduction 12 FDI and the Skill Premium in Poland 72.1 Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72.2 Review of the Empirical Literature . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92.3 The Model of International Outsourcing . . . . . . . . . . . . 162.4 FDI in Poland . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 182.4.1 The Role of FDI in the Polish Economy . . . . . . . . 192.5 Skills, Wages and Employment in Poland . . . . . . . . . . . . 222.5.1 Wages and Employment in Manufacturing . . . . . . . 232.6 Foreign Fixed Assets and the LaborMarket . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 252.7 Empirical Model . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 272.8 Data, Explanatory Variables and Estimation Strategy . . . . . 292.8.1 Data and Explanatory Variables . . . . . . . . . . . . . 292.8.2 Estimation Strategy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 312.9 Results of Estimation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 322.9.1 Fixed Effects Estimates . . . . . . .