The relationship between domestic and outward foreign direct investment: The role of industry-specific effects
Författare
Summary, in English
Previous research has been inconclusive as regards the effect of outward foreign direct investment (FDI) on domestic investments. In this article, we show that this inconclusiveness can be explained at a disaggregated level as a function of the way industries are organized. Based on a simple theoretical framework including monitoring and trade costs, we argue that a complementary relationship can be expected to prevail in vertically integrated industries, whereas a substitutionary relationship can be expected in horizontally organized production. The empirical analysis confirms a significant difference between the two categories of industry as regards the impact of outward FDI on domestic investment. The results may thus have profound policy implications. JEL no. F12, F21, F23, G34.
Publiceringsår
2005
Språk
Engelska
Sidor
677-694
Publikation/Tidskrift/Serie
International Business Review
Volym
14
Issue
6
Dokumenttyp
Artikel i tidskrift
Förlag
Elsevier
Ämne
- Economics and Business
- Business Administration
Nyckelord
- industry-specific effects
- FDI
- gross domestic investment
Status
Published
ISBN/ISSN/Övrigt
- ISSN: 1873-6149