Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: https://hdl.handle.net/10419/24855 
Year of Publication: 
2008
Series/Report no.: 
Kiel Working Paper No. 1462
Publisher: 
Kiel Institute for the World Economy (IfW), Kiel
Abstract: 
We contribute to the nascent literature on the heterogeneity of multinational enterprises (MNEs) and the relevance of firm characteristics for analyzing the determinants of outward foreign direct investment (FDI). The focus is on the role of firm-level heterogeneity when MNEs decide on the share of ownership in foreign affiliates. We combine two firm-specific datasets on German MNEs with varying equity stakes in Indian affiliates. The impact of firm characteristics on ownership shares is assessed in the context of OLS and fractional logit models, controlling for industry and location characteristics. We show that the effect of several characteristics differs between the establishment of new affiliates by German MNEs and their engagement in already existing Indian firms. Most notably, the productivity of the German parents matters only for ownership shares in new affiliates.
Subjects: 
Multinational enterprises
firm characteristics
Indian locations
German FDI
ownership share
JEL: 
F23
L25
Document Type: 
Working Paper

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