Board #35 - Capital-Intensive vs Labor-Intensive Foreign Direct Investment and Their Effects on Income Inequality in Latin America

• In Event: 74-310 - Poster Session: Trade, Globalization & Economic Inequality

Brief Overview

This research asks, how does differences in the type of foreign direct investment (labor-intensive vs capital-intensive) impact income inequality, as measured by the GINI index, in Latin America?

Author

• Angelica Chaisson Cardenas, University of Iowa