Engendering foreign direct investment: Family structure, labor markets andinternational capital mobility

In this paper I develop a theoretical foundation for analyzing how gender r oles in the household affect foreign direct investment in a developing coun try context. It is argued that the extent to which women and men share the costs of social reproduction at the household level is a central determinan t of women's labor supply and the profitability of investment. I combine a model of family structure with a structuralist macroeconomic model to inves tigate the effects of Various public policies on women's wages and employme nt. A major goal is to specify the constraints imposed by international cap ital mobility on the prospects for increased equality and living standards for women. (C) 2000 Elsevier Science Ltd. All rights reserved.