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Finance-specific Factors as Drivers of Cross-border Investment - An OLI perspective

Forssbaeck, Jens LU and Oxelheim, Lars LU (2008)
Abstract
In this paper we empirically test the role of firm-specific financial characteristics as drivers of international investment and production. We hypothesize that financial strength generates advantages that can be exploited through cross-border investment activity. The hypothesis is tested in a series of binary-response models, using a sample of 1379 European non-financial firms’ international acquisitions. Controlling for traditional firm- and target-country-specific FDI determinants within an OLI framework, we find strong evidence that financial factors play a significant role in explaining cross-border investment. We conclude that without explicit consideration of the financial dimension, firms’ FDI decisions cannot be properly... (More)
In this paper we empirically test the role of firm-specific financial characteristics as drivers of international investment and production. We hypothesize that financial strength generates advantages that can be exploited through cross-border investment activity. The hypothesis is tested in a series of binary-response models, using a sample of 1379 European non-financial firms’ international acquisitions. Controlling for traditional firm- and target-country-specific FDI determinants within an OLI framework, we find strong evidence that financial factors play a significant role in explaining cross-border investment. We conclude that without explicit consideration of the financial dimension, firms’ FDI decisions cannot be properly understood. (Less)
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FDI, OLI, cross-border acquisitions, cost of capital, financial strategy, financial variables.
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IFN Working Paper series
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English
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  abstract     = {{In this paper we empirically test the role of firm-specific financial characteristics as drivers of international investment and production. We hypothesize that financial strength generates advantages that can be exploited through cross-border investment activity. The hypothesis is tested in a series of binary-response models, using a sample of 1379 European non-financial firms’ international acquisitions. Controlling for traditional firm- and target-country-specific FDI determinants within an OLI framework, we find strong evidence that financial factors play a significant role in explaining cross-border investment. We conclude that without explicit consideration of the financial dimension, firms’ FDI decisions cannot be properly understood.}},
  author       = {{Forssbaeck, Jens and Oxelheim, Lars}},
  keywords     = {{FDI; OLI; cross-border acquisitions; cost of capital; financial strategy; financial variables.}},
  language     = {{eng}},
  note         = {{Working Paper}},
  publisher    = {{IFN Working Paper series}},
  title        = {{Finance-specific Factors as Drivers of Cross-border Investment - An OLI perspective}},
  url          = {{https://lup.lub.lu.se/search/files/5549700/1522976}},
  year         = {{2008}},
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