Variable;Description;Average;"Std. dev."
Pcc;"The partial correlation coefficient from the i-th study";0.048;0.212
SEPcc;"The standard error of the Pcc from the i-th study";0.009;0.016
"SEPcc x NoEndog";"The standard error of the Pcc from studies that do not control for endogeneity";0.008;0.016

"Type of FDI and employment measurement"
Inward_FDI;"=1, if the numbers of inward FDI stock measure FDI";0.423;0.494
FDI_Growth;"=1, if the FDI Growth measure FDI";0.170;0.375
Merger_FDI;"=1, if the FDI is measured by the form of acquisition of existing assets such as mergers and acquisitions";0.407;0.491
Employment;"=1, if the employment is measured by the number of total employment";0.532;0.499
Employment_Growth;"=1, if the employment is measured by the percentage of employed persons divided by the labor force";0.279;0.448
Unskilled_Employment;"=1, if the employment is measured by the number of unskilled employment";0.082;0.274
Skilled_Employment;"=1, if the employment is measured by the number of skilled employment";0.124;0.329
Other_Employment;"=1, if the employment is measured by other proxied of employment such as subsidiary employment, employment rate, and others";0.189;0.391
"Data characteristic"
"Panel_ Data";"=1, if the literature employed panel data";0.769;0.421
Time_Series;"=1, if the literature employed time series data";0.170;0.375
Cross_Sectional;"=1, if the literature employed cross-sectional data";0.061;0.239
Overall;"=1, if the literature employed non-sectoral data";0.543;0.498
Manufacturing;"=1, if the literature employed FDI and employment data in the manufacturing sector";0.273;0.445
Other_Sectors;"=1, if the literature employed FDI and employment data other than manufacturing and services such as mining, agriculture, construction, logistics, and others";0.075;0.264
Services;"=1, if the literature employed FDI and employment data in the service sector";0.107;0.309
Across_Countries;"=1, if the literature was covered across countries data";0.306;0.460
Single_Country;"=1, if the literature only covered single-country data";0.694;0.461

">FDI receiving countries"
Asia;"=1, if the literature used Asia countries as bases";0.501;0.500
Latin_America;"=1, if the literature used Latin American countries as bases";0.099;0.298
Europe;"=1, if the literature used European countries as bases";0.241;0.428
African;"=1, if the literature used African countries as bases";0.090;0.286
Developing;"=1, if the data was collected from developing countries’ category";0.335;0.472
Developed;"=1, if the data was collected from developed countries’ category";0.348;0.476

"Estimation method"
OLS;"=1, if the literature employed the >OLS estimation as the basis";0.310;0.463
Other_Estimations;"=1, if the literature employed other estimations such as time series analysis, fixed effect, random effect, logistic regression, generalized linear model, Bayesian regression, etc.";0.363;0.481
Control_Endogeneity;"=1, if the literature employed the instrumental variable to control endogeneity such as instrumental variable analysis or generalized method of moments (GMM)";0.327;0.469

"Type of publications"
Q1;"=1, if the literature is published in the first quartile of Scimago’s ranked journal";0.358;0.480
Q2;"=1, if the literature is published in the second quartile of Scimago’s ranked journal";0.105;0.306
Q3_Q4;"=1, if the literature is published in the third or fourth quartiles of Scimago’s ranked journal";0.130;0.336
Unranked;"=1, if the literature is published in the unranked journal";0.407;0.491

"Type of model"
Model_1;"=1, if the literature adopts the Cobb–Douglas model by including Output, Wages, and Technology as explanatory variables, either only one or all three";0.507;0.500
Model_2;"=1, if the literature includes one or more of the following variables: domestic investment, governance, GDP, natural resources, openness, telephone, natural resources, oil rent, and human capital as explanatory variables";0.468;0.499
Other_Model;"=1, if the literature includes one or more of the explanatory variables outside of model 1 and model 2";0.308;0.462