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Asymmetric Effects of Corruption on FDI: Evidence from Swedish Multinational Firms

Hakkala, Katariina; Norbäck, Pehr-Johan; Svaleryd, Helena - 2005

We examine the effect of corruption on foreign direct investments. Our model shows that corruption may have different … market. Using Swedish firm-level data, we find that affiliate local sales decrease with corruption, while affiliate exports … increase. Finally, corruption has a negative effect on the probability that a foreign firm will invest in a country. These …

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Are new states more corrupt? Expert opinions vs. firms' experiences

Adhikari, Tamanna; Breen, Michael; Gillanders, Robert - 2017

We find that new states are perceived to be more corrupt even though businesses do not report more bribery in newer states. This is suggestive of an unearned, and likely high, reputational cost to being a new state. These findings hold over a number of specifications that include additional...

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Does corruption matter for FDI flows in the OECD? A gravity analysis

Zander, Tobias - In: International Economics and Economic Policy 18 (2021) 2, pp. 347-377

In this paper, the effect of corruption on foreign direct investment (FDI) flows is analyzed. The literature is thus … far divided regarding the effects of corruption: One hypothesis argues that corruption greases the wheels of government … corruption measure from the World Governance Indicators of the World Bank is compiled. To further analyze the effects of …

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Domestic and Foreign Investment by Swedish Multinationals

Svensson, Roger - 1993

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Heckscher-Ohlin and Schumpeter Industries: The Response by Swedish Multinational Firms to the EC 1992 Program

Braunerhjelm, Pontus; Oxelheim, Lars - 1992

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The Effect of Tax Treaties on Multinational Firms: New Evidence from Microdata

Davies, Ronald B.; Norbäck, Pehr-Johan; Tekin-Koru, Ayça - 2010

This paper uses affiliate level data from Swedish multinationals to examine the impact of tax treaties on both overall affiliate sales and the composition of those sales. In line with previous results, we find little evidence for an effect of treaties on the level of total sales. We do, however,...

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The Trade-Off between Foreign Direct Investments and Exports: The Role of Multiple Dimensions of Distance

Lankhuizen, Maureen; de Groot, Henri L.F.; Linders, … - 2009

To serve foreign markets, firms can either export or set up a local subsidiary through horizontal Foreign Direct Investment (FDI). The conventional proximity-concentration theory suggests that FDI substitutes for trade if distance between countries is large, while exports become more important...

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Foreign Investments and Institutional Convergence in Southeastern Europe

Kaditi, Eleni A. - 2010

Foreign investments are in the focus of most governments around the world. In order to be able to set a policy agenda which is successful in promoting FDI, it is necessary to understand their detfirminants. This paper examines whether and to what extent sound institutions and the degree of...

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Who is afraid of political risk? Multinational firms and their choice of capital structure

Kesternich, Iris; Schnitzer, Monika - 2009

This paper investigates how multinational firms choose the capital structure of their foreign affiliates in response to political risk. We focus on two choice variables, the leverage and the ownership structure of the foreign affiliate, and we distinguish different types of political risk, such...

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Determinants for Foreign Direct Investment in the Baltic Sea Region

Nikula, Nuutti; Kotilainen, Markku - 2013

, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, Sweden, and Russia. We investigate foreign direct investment (FDI) flows from 1995 to 2010 to …

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