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FDI and domestic investment : an industry-level view
Arndt, Christian; Buch, Claudia M.; Schnitzer, Monika - 2007
investment (FDI) cannot be gauged using firm-level data. Aggregated data, in turn, miss channels through which domestic and … investment. We theoretically show that the effects of FDI on the domestic capital stock depend on the structure of industries and … inter-sector linkage effects. We test the model using data on German FDI. Using panel cointegration methods, we find …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010383026
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When is FDI a capital flow?
Marin, Dalia; Schnitzer, Monika - 2006
In this paper we analyze the conditions under which a foreign direct investment (FDI) involves a net capital flow … find that the financing choice is driven by managerial incentive problems and that FDI involves an international capital …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010373495
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When is FDI a capital flow?
Marin, Dalia; Schnitzer, Monika - 2006 - This version: June 2006
In this paper we analyze the conditions under which a foreign direct investment (FDI) involves a net capital flow … find that the financing choice is driven by managerial incentive problems and that FDI involves an international capital …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003368138
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Creditor Rights and Debt Allocation within Multinationals
Akbel, Basak; Schnitzer, Monika - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2009
We analyze the optimal debt structure of multinational corporations choosing between centralized or decentralized borrowing. We identify how this choice is affected by creditor rights and bankruptcy costs, taking into account managerial incentives and coinsurance considerations. We find that...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008633329
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Creditor Rights and Debt Allocation within Multinationals
Akbel, Basak; Schnitzer, Monika - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2010
We analyze the optimal debt structure of multinational corporations choosing between centralized or decentralized borrowing. We identify how this choice is affected by creditor rights and bankruptcy costs, taking into account managerial incentives and coinsurance considerations. We find that...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008466341
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Creditor Rights and Debt Allocation within Multinationals
Akbel, Basak; Schnitzer, Monika - 2009
We analyze the optimal debt structure of multinational corporations choosing between centralized or decentralized borrowing. We identify how this choice is affected by creditor rights and bankruptcy costs, taking into account managerial incentives and coinsurance considerations. We find that...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010334120
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Creditor rights and debt allocation within multinationals
Akbel, Basak; Schnitzer, Monika - 2009
We analyze the optimal debt structure of multinational corporations choosing between centralized or decentralized borrowing. We identify how this choice is affected by creditor rights and bankruptcy costs, taking into account managerial incentives and coinsurance considerations. We find that...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003935683
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Technology Transfer and Spillovers in International Joint Ventures
Müller, Thomas; Schnitzer, Monika - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2005
It is often argued that multinationals are reluctant to transfer technology due to the fear of spillovers. We show that this need not be the case if host country policies like taxation are taken into account. Furthermore, we examine the incentives the multinational and the host country have to...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005835219
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Who is afraid of political risk? Multinational firms and their choice of capital structure
Kesternich, Iris; Schnitzer, Monika - 2009
This paper investigates how multinational firms choose the capital structure of their foreign affiliates in response to political risk. We focus on two choice variables, the leverage and the ownership structure of the foreign affiliate, and we distinguish different types of political risk, such...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010298749
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Technology Transfer and Spillovers in International Joint Ventures
Müller, Thomas; Schnitzer, Monika - 2005
It is often argued that multinationals are reluctant to transfer technology due to the fear of spillovers. We show that this need not be the case if host country policies like taxation are taken into account. Furthermore, we examine the incentives the multinational and the host country have to...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010333755