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Brexit, foreign investment and employment : some implications for industrial policy?

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Bailey, David, Driffield, Nigel L. and Kispeter, Erika (2019) Brexit, foreign investment and employment : some implications for industrial policy? Contemporary Social Science, 14 (2). pp. 174-188. doi:10.1080/21582041.2019.1566563

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Abstract

Inward investment in the UK is likely to be negatively impacted in a number of ways in the event of a ‘hard Brexit’ via tariff barriers, but even “softer” forms of Brexit such as the current potential agreement are likely to cause customs delays, limits to the ability of firms to relocate staff, and to coordinate “servitization” activities. In addition are the the negative impacts of currency depreciation. In the context of already existing job market polarisation, inward investment flows in advanced manufacturing, food technology and financial services, which can bring ‘good quality’ jobs, are especially vulnerable under Brexit to frictions in global value chains. After highlighting the case of the auto industry, the paper moves on to stress the links between inward investment, employment restructuring and job quality given the employment opportunities foreign firms create

Item Type: Journal Article
Subjects: H Social Sciences > HD Industries. Land use. Labor
Divisions: Faculty of Social Sciences > Institute for Employment Research
Faculty of Social Sciences > Warwick Business School > Strategy & International Business
Faculty of Social Sciences > Warwick Business School
Library of Congress Subject Headings (LCSH): European Union -- Great Britain, Investments, Foreign -- Great Britain, Labor market -- Great Britain, Industrial policy -- Great Britain
Journal or Publication Title: Contemporary Social Science
Publisher: Routledge
ISSN: 2158-2041
Official Date: 2019
Dates:
DateEvent
2019Published
14 February 2019Available
19 December 2018Accepted
Volume: 14
Number: 2
Page Range: pp. 174-188
DOI: 10.1080/21582041.2019.1566563
Status: Peer Reviewed
Publication Status: Published
Publisher Statement: This is an Accepted Manuscript of an article published by Taylor & Francis in Contemporary Social Science on 14 Feb 2019, available online: http://www.tandfonline.com/10.1080/21582041.2019.1566563
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