ILO Conventions and Human Development: The impact of improved labor standards on FDI, Economic Output, and the Human Development Index

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Brief Overview

In this paper, I test the relationship between states’ ratification of ILO conventions and changes in their HDI, FDI, and GDP. I found that each factor increased more in the states that had ratified ILO conventions than those who hadn’t.

Author

• Emily Christine Barbosa, Wheaton College