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Cross-border mergers and acquisitions and the role of trade costs

Hijzen, Alexander; Görg, Holger; Manchin, Miriam - 2006

Cross-border mergers and acquisitions (M&As) have increased dramatically over the last two decades. This paper analyses the role of trade costs in explaining the increase in both the number and the value of cross-border mergers and acquisitions. In particular, we distinguish horizontal and...

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Exports, international investment, and plant performance: evidence from a non-parametric test

Girma, Sourafel; Görg, Holger; Strobl, Eric - 2003

This paper compares the performance of purely domestic plants, domestic exporters and domestic multinationals. For our empirical analysis we utilise a non-parametric approach based on the principle of first order stochastic dominance. We find that the distributions for multinationals dominate...

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Foreign direct investment, access to finance, and innovation activity in Chinese enterprises

Girma, Sourafel; Gong, Yundan; Görg, Holger - 2008

This paper investigates the link between inward FDI and innovation activity in China, using a very comprehensive and … also find that inward FDI at the sectoral level is positively associated with domestic innovative activity only if firms … inward FDI into technology transfer and FDI affecting domestic credit opportunities and find that the latter is of very …

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Exchange rates and outward foreign direct investment: US FDI in emerging economies

Udomkerdmongkol, Manop; Morrissey, Oliver; Görg, Holger - 2008

The paper investigates the impact of exchange rates on US foreign direct investment (FDI) flows to a sample of 16 …: the value of the local currency (a cheaper currency attracts FDI); expected changes in the exchange rate (expected … devaluation implies FDI is postponed); and exchange rate volatility (discourages FDI). The results reveal a negative relationship …

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Trade protection during the crisis: Does it deter foreign direct investment?

Görg, Holger; Labonte, Philipp - 2011

available from Global Trade Alert, combined with bilateral FDI data between OECD countries and a large number of partner … FDI flows. The verdict from this analysis is clear: a country that implements new protectionist measures may expect that … about 40 to 80 percent lower FDI inflows. Trade protection does not appear to have any implications for the country's FDI …

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Investment Liberalisation, Technology Take-off and Export Market Entry: Does Foreign Ownership Structure Matter?

Girma, Sourafel; Gong, Yundan; Görg, Holger; … - 2015

Before and after its accession to the WTO in 2001, China has undergone a far-reaching investment liberalisation. As part of this, existing restrictions on foreign ownership structure and mandatory export and technology transfer requirements imposed on foreign firms have been lifted in a number...

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