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The Relationship between Domestic and Outward Foreign Direct Investment: The Role of Industry-Specific Effects

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Braunerhjelm, Pontus (Center for Business and Policy Studies (SNS) and Linköping University)
Oxelheim, Lars () (The Research Institute of Industrial Economics)
Thulin, Per () (Center for Business and Policy Studies (SNS))

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Abstract

Previous research has been inconclusive as regards the effect of outward foreign direct investment (FDI) on domestic investments. In this article we show that this inconclusiveness can be explained at a disaggregated level as a function of the way industries are organized. Based on a simple model including monitoring and trade costs, we argue that a complementary relationship can be expected to prevail in vertically integrated industries, whereas a substitutionary relationship can be expected in horizontally organized production. The empirical analysis confirms a significant difference between the two categories of industry as regards the impact of outward FDI on domestic investment. The results may thus have profound policy implications.

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Paper provided by Research Institute of Industrial Economics in its series Working Paper Series with number 625.

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Date of creation: 15 Jul 2004
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Publication status: Published in International Business Review, 2005, pages 677-694.
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Keywords: FDI; Gross Domestic Investment; Industry-Specific Effects; Monitoring Costs; Trade Costs;

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F12 - International Economics - - Trade - - - Models of Trade with Imperfect Competition and Scale Economies
F21 - International Economics - - International Factor Movements and International Business - - - International Investment; Long-Term Capital Movements
F23 - International Economics - - International Factor Movements and International Business - - - Multinational Firms; International Business
G34 - Financial Economics - - Corporate Finance and Governance - - - Mergers; Acquisitions; Restructuring; Corporate Governance

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