We empirically investigate the claim that Multinational Corporations (MNCs) suffer from a “home bias” in divestment decisions: MNCs prefer to divest from foreign subsidiaries because the “emotional involvement” and the commitment in divesting from domestic subsidiaries is larger. This issue has not been yet empirically explored in the economic literature, although it is quite recurrent in the political debate on MNCs and FDI. By using detailed company-level data on EU corporate groups during the economic crisis (2008-2014), we show that, in spite of prima facie empirical evidence of a home bias, the bias disappears when firm-, country- and sector-specific factors are accounted for.

Resmini, L., Vittucci Marzetti, G. (2020). Home bias in divestment decisions of multinational corporations in the EU. REVIEW OF INTERNATIONAL ECONOMICS, 28(3), 799-813 [10.1111/roie.12471].

Home bias in divestment decisions of multinational corporations in the EU

Resmini, L;Vittucci Marzetti, G
2020

Abstract

We empirically investigate the claim that Multinational Corporations (MNCs) suffer from a “home bias” in divestment decisions: MNCs prefer to divest from foreign subsidiaries because the “emotional involvement” and the commitment in divesting from domestic subsidiaries is larger. This issue has not been yet empirically explored in the economic literature, although it is quite recurrent in the political debate on MNCs and FDI. By using detailed company-level data on EU corporate groups during the economic crisis (2008-2014), we show that, in spite of prima facie empirical evidence of a home bias, the bias disappears when firm-, country- and sector-specific factors are accounted for.
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European Union; Foreign Direct Investment; Foreign divestment; Multinational corporations
English
21-feb-2020
2020
28
3
799
813
open
Resmini, L., Vittucci Marzetti, G. (2020). Home bias in divestment decisions of multinational corporations in the EU. REVIEW OF INTERNATIONAL ECONOMICS, 28(3), 799-813 [10.1111/roie.12471].
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