Zatrudnienie w przedsiębiorstwach bezpośredniego inwestowania w Polsce w warunkach międzynarodowego kryzysu gospodarczego

Abstract

The experience of credit crunch and its far-reaching consequences have cast a shadow on foreign direct investment, which is considered one of the key solutions to the problem of unemployment. Along with falling international FDI flows, 2008 saw a decrease in importance of highly-developed countries as recipients of FDI. This paper analyses the stability of vacancies created by transnational corporations in Poland, aiming to assess whether policies focused on attracting FDI prove fruitful in times of economic volatility, cutting costs and axing jobs. And if so, then which regions of Poland succeed in retaining vacancies while others do not manage to compete against the emerging markets? The findings presented in the article might thus support or, alternatively, undermine policies of attracting FDI at the cost of losing incomes from tax and disadvantaging local entrepreneurs in their efforts to acquire highly-qualified labour.