Firm productivity and the number of FDI destinations: Evidence from a non-parametric test

Using Japanese firm-level data, I examine whether more productive multinational enterprises (MNEs) invest in a larger number of foreign regions in the manufacturing sector. I employ the Kolmogorov–Smirnov (KS) test to compare the overall distribution of productivity by multinational status. I find that more productive firms tend to invest in a larger number of foreign regions.

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Year of publication:	2012
Authors:	Tanaka, Ayumu
Published in:	Economics Letters. - Elsevier, ISSN 0165-1765. - Vol. 117.2012, 1, p. 1-3
Publisher:	Elsevier
Subject:	Firm heterogeneity \| Multinationals \| Foreign direct investment

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Type of publication:	Article
Classification:	F14 - Country and Industry Studies of Trade ; F21 - International Investment; Long-Term Capital Movements ; F23 - Multinational Firms; International Business
Source:	RePEc - Research Papers in Economics

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