Network Determinants of Cross-Border Merger and Acquisition Decisions /
This paper assesses whether cross-border M and A decisions exhibit network effects. We estimate exponential random graph models (ERGM) and temporal exponential random graph models (TERGM) to evaluate the determinants of cross-country M and A investments at the sectoral level. The results show that t...
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| Language: | English |
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Washington, D.C. :
International Monetary Fund,
2019.
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| Series: | IMF Working Papers; Working Paper ;
No. 2019/264 |
| Online Access: | Full text available on IMF |
| Summary: | This paper assesses whether cross-border M and A decisions exhibit network effects. We estimate exponential random graph models (ERGM) and temporal exponential random graph models (TERGM) to evaluate the determinants of cross-country M and A investments at the sectoral level. The results show that transitivity matters: a country is more likely to invest in a new destination if one of its existing partners has already made some investments there. In line with the literature on export platforms and informational barriers, we find a sizable impact of third country effects on the creation of new investments. This effect is sizable and larger than some of the more traditional M and A determinants, such as trade openness. |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (43 pages) |
| Format: | Mode of access: Internet |
| ISSN: | 1018-5941 |
| Access: | Electronic access restricted to authorized BRAC University faculty, staff and students |