share of sales from product innovations is not significantly affected by a foreign takeover for a given amount of innovation …This paper contributes to the ongoing debate on the welfare effects of foreign direct investment by investigating the … selection bias, it is found that foreign takeovers have a large negative impact on the propensity to perform innovation …

domestic German firms that are subject to a foreign takeover regarding employment and productivity. For this purpose, I use a … between firm characteristics before and after a foreign takeover, this econometric approach ensures that the causal effects … ; foreign takeover ; employment ; productivtity …