《《Foreign Direct Investment and Employment》.pdf

Asia-Pacific Research and Training Network on Trade Working Paper Series, No. 35, May 2007 Foreign Direct Investment and Employment Creation in Pacific Island Countries: An empirical study of Fiji By T.K. Jayaraman* Baljeet Singh *T.K. Jayaraman is Associate Professor of School of Economics, Faculty of Business and Economics, The University of the South Pacific, Fiji Islands. The views presented in this paper are those of authors and do not necessarily reflect the views of The University of the South Pacific, fiji, ARTNeT members, partners and the United Nations. An earlier version of the paper was released in USPSE Working Paper Series, No. 2006/32 and a revised and edited version of this paper is forthcoming in Economia Internazionale . Any remaining errors are the responsibility of the authors. The author may be contacted at jayaraman_tk@usp.ac.fj The Asia-Pacific Research and Training Network on Trade (ARTNeT) aims at building regional trade policy and facilitation research capacity in developing countries. The ARTNeT Working Paper Series disseminates the findings of work in progress to encourage the exchange of ideas about trade issues. An objective of the series is to get the findings out quickly, even if the presentations are less than fully polished. ARTNeT working papers are available online at: . All material in the working papers may be freely quoted or reprinted, but acknowledgment is requested, together with a copy of the publication containing the quotation or reprint. The use of the working papers for any commercial purpose, including resale, is prohibited.