CENTRO STUDI LUCA D’AGLIANO
DEVELOPMENT STUDIES WORKING PAPERS
N. 168
November 2002
Adjusting Labour Demand: Multinationals vs. National Firms:
A Cross-European Analysis
Giorgio Barba Navaretti *
Daniele Checchi **
Alessandro Turrini ***
* University of Milan; Centro Studi Luca d’Agliano
** wTw, University of Milan
*** UNCTAD; University of Bergamo; CEPR; Centro Studi Luca d’Agliano
Paper prepared for the invited session on “Multinationals and Labour Markets”, annual meeting of the
European Economic Association, Venice, August 22-24, 2002. The authors are extremely thankful to
Alessandra Tucci for skilful and very patient research assistance. This paper is part of the outcome of the
“Labour Market Effects of Foreign Direct Investments” project, funded by the European Commission under
the Socio-Economic Research Programme.
October 2002