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Finance-specific Factors as Drivers of Cross-border Investment – An OLI Perspective

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  • Forssbaeck, Jens

    (Lund Institute of Economic Research)

  • Oxelheim, Lars

    (Research Institute of Industrial Economics (IFN))

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In this paper we empirically test the role of firm-specific financial characteristics as drivers of international investment and production. We hypothesize that financial strength generates advantages that can be exploited through cross-border investment activity. The hypothesis is tested in a series of binary-response models, using a sample of 1379 European non-financial firms’ international acquisitions. Controlling for traditional firm- and target-country-specific FDI determinants within an OLI framework, we find strong evidence that financial factors play a significant role in explaining cross-border investment. We conclude that without explicit consideration of the financial dimension, firms’ FDI decisions cannot be properly understood.

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  • Forssbaeck, Jens & Oxelheim, Lars, 2008. "Finance-specific Factors as Drivers of Cross-border Investment – An OLI Perspective," Working Paper Series 767, Research Institute of Industrial Economics.
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    Keywords

    FDI; OLI; Cross-border Acquisitions; Cost of Capital; Financial Strategy; Financial Variables;
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    JEL classification:

    • E22 - Macroeconomics and Monetary Economics - - Consumption, Saving, Production, Employment, and Investment - - - Investment; Capital; Intangible Capital; Capacity
    • 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
    • L23 - Industrial Organization - - Firm Objectives, Organization, and Behavior - - - Organization of Production

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