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Ryan, Michael
Raff, Horst
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This paper studies why multinational firms often share ownership of a foreign affiliate with a local partner even in the absence of government restrictions on ownership. We show that shared ownership may arise, if (i) the partner owns assets that are potentially important for the investment project, and (ii) the value of these assets is private information. In this context shared ownership acts as a screening device. Our model predicts that the multinational?s ownership share is increasing in its productivity, with the most productive multinationals choosing not to rely on a foreign partner at all. This prediction is shown to be consistent with data on the ownership choices of Japanese multinationals. --
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Keywords: Foreign direct investment ; ownership ; joint venture ; productivity ; Other versions of this item:
Find related papers by JEL classification: L20 - Industrial Organization - - Firm Objectives, Organization, and Behavior - - - General F23 - International Economics - - International Factor Movements and International Business - - - Multinational Firms; International Business
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