Foreign Direct Investment and Immigration Attitudes in Developing Countries

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Brief Overview

Foreign capital's impact on nativism toward South-South migration depends on its form. Greenfield FDI eases anti-immigrant sentiment by creating formal sector jobs, while cross-border M&A lacks this mitigating effect.

Author

• Cheng-Hsin (Jessica) Lee, University of Texas at Austin