Entry by multinational enterprises (MNEs) into emerging markets has increased substantially over the last decades. Many of these MNE entries have taken place in concentrated markets. To capture these features, we construct a strategic interaction model of MNE cross-border acquisition and...

This paper examines the effects of horizontal cross-border mergers and acquisitions on the value of industry rivals. Using firm-level data from 45 countries during the period 1990–2020, I find that the average stock price reactions of industry rivals around deal announcements are significantly...

Considering the mean and the volatility correlation of Chinese and foreign stock market may undergo structural changes because of the reform and opening-up, the paper attempts to incorporate Markov state transition mechanism(MS) into both the VAR model and DCC-MVGARCH model at the same time....

This study measures the exchange rate exposure of Swiss firms for its most relevant currencies and assesses its time-variation. I find that the firm-level exposure varies considerably over time. Differences in operational possibilities to mitigate the exposure cannot explain this variance, while...

The use of conventional augmented CAPM specification in estimating the exchange rate exposure may result in less reliable estimates for, at least, two reasons. First, it does not take into account a few important stylized facts associated with financial time series. Second, one cannot estimate...

This paper investigates mispricing (specifically limits to arbitrage) as an alternative to the risk-based explanation of the globalization premium documented by Barrot et al. (2019). We document that the globalization premium is positively correlated with measures of limits to arbitrage. We...

This article deals with the latest developments in the regulation of cross-border tender offers in the U.S., in Germany, and in the European Union. In the U.S. the SEC issued a new release concerning Cross-Border Tender and Exchange Offers, Business Combinations and Rights Offerings. The new...

Inhalt:Direktinvestitionen in Mittel- und Osteuropa - Grundlagen Theorien zur Erklärung von Direktinvestitionen im Ausland Event Studies - Einführung in die theoretischen Hintergründe Empirische Arbeit Abschließende Wertung - Probleme und Kritik Seit dem Beginn der Systemtransformation...