The objective of this study was to explore and empirically investigate the relationship between the labour force across educational levels and foreign direct investment (FDI), and to facilitate comparisons of education statistics and indicators across countries based on uniform and internationally agreed definitions. The analysis focuses on OECD countries. The empirical findings suggest that an educated labour force positively affects inward FDI. However, different educational levels do not have the same level of significance; tertiary education appears to have the greatest influence. As far as gender is concerned, the level of female participation in the workforce seems to be crucial in attracting FDI, and governments should therefore adopt policies to promote women’s empowerment.

这项研究的目的是探索和实证研究跨教育水平的劳动力与外国直接投资（FDI）之间的关系，并促进基于统一和国际商定的定义对各国的教育统计数据和指标进行比较。分析着重于经合组织国家。实证结果表明，受过教育的劳动力对外来直接投资产生了积极影响。但是，不同的教育水平没有相同的意义。高等教育似乎具有最大的影响力。就性别而言，女性参与劳动力的水平对于吸引外国直接投资似乎至关重要，因此各国政府应采取政策以增强妇女权能。