Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: https://hdl.handle.net/10419/22050 
Year of Publication: 
2008
Series/Report no.: 
Economics Working Paper No. 2008-02
Publisher: 
Kiel University, Department of Economics, Kiel
Abstract: 
We use Japanese firm-level data to examine how a firm?s productivity affects its choice of foreign-market entry strategy. We study a sequence of decisions, starting with the choice between exporting and foreign direct investment (FDI). In the case of FDI, the firm faces two options: greenfield investment or merger and acquisition (M&A). If it selects greenfield investment, it has two ownership choices: whole ownership or a joint venture. Controlling for industry- and country-specific characteristics, we find that the more productive a firm is, the more likely it is to choose FDI rather than exporting, greenfield investment rather than M&A, and whole ownership rather than a joint venture. We also find that the assumed sequence of decisions fits the data better than alternative specifications.
Subjects: 
Foreign direct investment
merger and acquisition
joint venture
greenfield investment
firm heterogeneity
productivity
JEL: 
F15
F12
Document Type: 
Working Paper

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