The impact of outward FDI on the performance of Chinese multinationals

dc.contributor.authorCOZZA, Claudio
dc.contributor.authorRABELLOTTI, Roberta
dc.contributor.authorSANFILIPPO, Marco
dc.date.accessioned2016-03-09T17:20:39Z
dc.date.available2016-03-09T17:20:39Z
dc.date.issued2014
dc.description.abstractUsing a new firm-level database, EMENDATA, this paper investigates the effects on Chinese multinational enterprises of Outward FDI (OFDI) into advanced European countries. Propensity score matching is combined with a difference-in-difference estimator to reduce the problems of self-selection of treated firms in foreign markets and to eliminate timeinvariant and unobservable differences between those firms and the controls. The results provide robust evidence in support of the view that China’s OFDI had so far a positive impact on domestic activities in enhancing firms’ productivity and scales of operation, as measured by assets, sales and employment. Distinguishing among such investments on the basis of entry mode shows that acquisitions facilitate early access to intangible assets but are detrimental to financial performance, whereas greenfield investments have a positive impact on the scale and productivity of Chinese investors.
dc.identifier.isbn9789523230125
dc.identifier.issn1456-5889
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/1814/39612
dc.language.isoen
dc.relation.ispartofseriesBOFIT Discussion Papersen
dc.relation.ispartofseriesInstitute for Economies in Transitionen
dc.relation.ispartofseries2014/24en
dc.relation.ispartofseries[Global Governance Programme]en
dc.relation.ispartofseries[Global Economics]en
dc.relation.urihttp://www.suomenpankki.fi/bofit_en/tutkimus/tutkimusjulkaisut/dp/Documents/2014/dp2414.pdf
dc.subject.otherTrade, investment and international cooperation
dc.titleThe impact of outward FDI on the performance of Chinese multinationalsen
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