Using firm level panel data for the years 1996-2001, covering all sectors of the economy, the impact of multinational ownership on the exit decisions of firms located in Belgium is estimated. In the analysis, I clearly distinguish for nationality of ownership, allowing for possible differences...

This paper analyzes the impact of foreign presence on growth and survival of domestic firms. I separate the two opposing effects of foreign presence: a negative crowding out and positive technology spillovers and further analyze whether the crowding out effect is dynamic, i.e. domestic firms cut...

The theme of global rebalancing in economic power is now central to international economic analysis, and the issue of the presence and clout of multinational companies from emerging markets has gained importance, in part because of highly publicised cases of acquisitions of (or attempts at...

Using firm level panel data for the years 1996-2001, covering all sectors of the economy, the impact of multinational ownership on the exit decisions of firms located in Belgium is estimated. In the analysis, I clearly distinguish for nationality of ownership, allowing for possible differences...