investment (FDI). This, in turn, can reduce the returns from non-M&A FDI in light of the complementary relationship between M …&A and non-M&A FDI. We use firm-level evidence to empirically examine the effect of corporate governance in the United States … (US) on Japanese M&A and non-M&A FDI inflows. In doing so, we expand upon Alba, Park, and Wang (2009), which looked only …

overall corporate governance may have a negative effect on M&A activity. Since M&A foreign direct investment (FDI) is a cross …-border variant of M&A, stronger corporate governance may also reduce M&A FDI. Hence, we use firm-level evidence from Japanese FDI … into the United States to investigate the effect of US corporate governance on Japanese M&A FDI. Our results indicate that …

elect directors. We observe most UK proposals are presented at special meetings and target board election. Institutions are …

inward FDI stocks. For a panel of five advanced economies from 1980 to 2006 it is shown that price competitiveness, stable …-Saxon legislation also play a role. Financial competitiveness in turn encourages FDI inflows whereas it benefits fixed investment …