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Fire Sale FDI

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  • Hyun Song Shin

    (Princeton University)

  • Viral Acharya

    (New York University)

  • Tanju Yorulmazer

    (Federal Reserve Bank of New York)

Abstract

Some financial crises are characterized by the simultaneous outflow of foreign portfolio investment and an inflow of foreign direct investment (FDI) in which foreign investors take controlling stakes in distressed firms. We explore an agency-theoretic framework for this phenomenon. Transfer of control that overcomes agency problems are made possible during crises, but, at the same time, efficient owners (e.g. other domestic firms) face financing constraints. The result is a transfer of ownership to foreign firms, including inefficient ones, at fire sale prices. These stakes are subsequently re-sold, or “flipped†back to local investors once the crisis abates. The theory finds strong empirical support during the Asian crisis.

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  • Hyun Song Shin & Viral Acharya & Tanju Yorulmazer, 2011. "Fire Sale FDI," Korean Economic Review, Korean Economic Association, vol. 27, pages 163-202.
    • Handle: RePEc:kea:keappr:ker-20111231-27-2-01
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    Keywords

    Flight; FDI Flows; Foreign Takeovers; Flipping;
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    JEL classification:

    • G21 - Financial Economics - - Financial Institutions and Services - - - Banks; Other Depository Institutions; Micro Finance Institutions; Mortgages
    • G28 - Financial Economics - - Financial Institutions and Services - - - Government Policy and Regulation
    • G32 - Financial Economics - - Corporate Finance and Governance - - - Financing Policy; Financial Risk and Risk Management; Capital and Ownership Structure; Value of Firms; Goodwill
    • E58 - Macroeconomics and Monetary Economics - - Monetary Policy, Central Banking, and the Supply of Money and Credit - - - Central Banks and Their Policies
    • D61 - Microeconomics - - Welfare Economics - - - Allocative Efficiency; Cost-Benefit Analysis

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