In recent years, India has emerged as a leading foreign direct investment (FDI) player, featuring prominently as both an origin and a destination of FDI. This study takes a firm-level perspective to empirically address the relationship between inward FDI, outward FDI, and firm-level performance in India. Using the Orbis database, our estimates reveal that Indian firms that have at least one foreign shareholder and/or one foreign subsidiary outperform those that do not. Controlling for endogeneity through propensity score matching and difference-in-difference techniques, we show that the deeper the FDI involvement, the larger the performance differentials. Moreover, compared with investing abroad, receiving foreign capital can contribute more toward enhancing the performance of Indian firms.

Aktas, K., Gattai, V. (2023). Inward FDI, outward FDI, and firm-level performance in India. EURASIAN GEOGRAPHY AND ECONOMICS, 64(2), 139-172 [10.1080/15387216.2021.1980415].

Inward FDI, outward FDI, and firm-level performance in India

Aktas K.;Gattai V.
2023

Abstract

In recent years, India has emerged as a leading foreign direct investment (FDI) player, featuring prominently as both an origin and a destination of FDI. This study takes a firm-level perspective to empirically address the relationship between inward FDI, outward FDI, and firm-level performance in India. Using the Orbis database, our estimates reveal that Indian firms that have at least one foreign shareholder and/or one foreign subsidiary outperform those that do not. Controlling for endogeneity through propensity score matching and difference-in-difference techniques, we show that the deeper the FDI involvement, the larger the performance differentials. Moreover, compared with investing abroad, receiving foreign capital can contribute more toward enhancing the performance of Indian firms.
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F23; firm-level performance; Foreign Direct Investment (FDI); India; inward; L25; O53; outward;
English
19-set-2021
2023
64
2
139
172
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Aktas, K., Gattai, V. (2023). Inward FDI, outward FDI, and firm-level performance in India. EURASIAN GEOGRAPHY AND ECONOMICS, 64(2), 139-172 [10.1080/15387216.2021.1980415].
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