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An FDI is an FDI is an FDI? The growth effects of greenfield investment and mergers and acquisitions in developing countries

Harms, Philipp; Méon, Pierre-Guillaume - 2011

We explore the effect of foreign direct investment on economic growth in developing countries, distinguishing between mergers and acquisitions ("M&As") and "greenfield" investment. A simple model captures the key difference between the two types of FDI: unlike greenfield investment, M&As partly...

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The impact of Greenfield investment on domestic entrepreneurship

In: Journal of Innovation and Entrepreneurship 10 (2021) 1, pp. 1-16

The FDI-entrepreneurship nexus has received growing attention over the last decade. However, the empirical findings on their relationship have been inconsistent at best. This study seeks to examine how the inflows of Greenfield investment influence entrepreneurship of the host country. Using...

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African greenfield investment and the likely effect of the African Continental Free Trade Area

Shingal, Anirudh; Mendez Parra, Maximiliano - 2020

Using sector-level data on bilateral greenfield investment for 198 source and destination countries over 2003-2018 in a structural gravity model, we examine the likely effect of the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) on African investment. Conditional general equilibrium estimates from...

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Catching up by hiring: The case of Huawei

Schaefer, Kerstin J. - In: Journal of International Business Studies 51 (2020) 9, pp. 1500-1515

Hiring experts in centers of state-of-the-art technology is an important way in which a multinational enterprise (MNE) can gain competitive advantage, and yet use of this mechanism remains under-researched. This study uses the case of a Chinese MNE that recently achieved a leading position in...

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Greenfield versus merger & acquisition FDI: Same wine, different bottles?

Davies, Ronald B.; Desbordes, Rodolphe; Ray, Anna - 2015

and time and country coverage, this paper examines patterns in greenfield (GF) versus merger & acquisition (MA) investment …

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Gains from multinational competition for crossborder firm acquisition

Koska, Onur A. - 2018

This study shows that when there is multinational competition for foreign acquisition, the strategic use of a consumer … welfare argument in regulating foreign market entry leads to a preemptive foreign acquisition. Even under fierce competition …, foreign acquisition will emerge as part of a non-cooperative equilibrium (although multinationals would have gained more had …

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Cross-Border Acquisition or Greenfield Entry: Does it Matter for Affiliate R&D?

Bertrand, Olivier; Hakkala, Katariina; Norbäck, Pehr-Johan - 2007

This paper investigates how the entry mode of foreign direct investment (FDI) affects the affiliate R&D activities using unique data on Swedish multinational firms over a long period of time (1970 to 1998). On average, acquired affiliates are more likely to do R&D and have a higher level of R&D...

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Fire-sale FDI? : the impact of financial crises on foreign direct investment

Bogach, Olga; Noy, Ilan - 2012

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An FDI is an FDI is an FDI? : the growth effects of greenfield investment and mergers and acquisitions in developing countries

Harms, Philipp; Méon, Pierre-Guillaume - 2011 - This version: November 15, 2011

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Risky Business : Political Instability and Greenfield Foreign Direct Investment in the Arab World

Burger, Martijn - 2013

Which foreign direct investments are most affected by political instability? Analysis of quarterly greenfield investment flows into countries in the Middle East and North Africa from 2003 to 2012 shows that adverse political shocks are associated with significantly reduced investment inflows in...

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