Table 4

The impact of sanction on FDI, greenfield and M&A

Variables(1)(2)(3)(4)(5)(6)(7)(8)(9)
BaselineGMM estimation
FDI inflowGreenfieldMergerFDI inflowGreenfieldMergerFDI inflowGreenfieldMerger
Sanction−0.223***−0.250**−0.674***−0.215***−0.280***−0.850***   
(0.072)(0.097)(0.236)(0.328)(0.298)(1.177)   
Arms      0.387***0.2010.463
      (0.128)(0.208)(0.433)
Military      −0.204***−0.166−0.899***
      (0.077)(0.098)(0.229)
Trade      −0.224**−0.209−0.695***
      (0.088)(0.108)(0.200)
Financial      0.1350.2250.148
      (0.099)(0.161)(0.348)
Travel      −0.032−0.154−0.042
      (0.158)(0.187)(0.454)
Other      −0.142−0.026−0.874**
      (0.135)(0.170)(0.430)
Unemployment_ratio−0.460−2.316**−3.307−7.041***−4.006*−9.677*−0.589−2.432**−3.421
(0.877)(1.047)(2.225)(2.093)(2.256)(5.107)(0.871)(1.054)(2.232)
Bank_branch1.789***−0.033−0.8292.929***0.7521.8471.795***−0.051−0.734
(0.504)(0.679)(1.139)(1.128)(0.988)(1.770)(0.509)(0.696)(1.124)
Openess−0.289−0.2390.6790.249−0.386−0.863−0.282−0.2310.636
(0.179)(0.220)(0.467)(0.396)(0.364)(0.633)(0.179)(0.219)(0.469)
Government_size−3.384**−4.536***2.815−2.557***−1.951−5.038***−3.431**−4.515***2.838
(1.472)(1.692)(4.395)(3.762)(3.053)(5.322)(1.479)(1.733)(4.413)
Population_density0.102***0.0460.178***0.006***0.005***0.051**0.102***0.0450.189***
(0.030)(0.028)(0.061)(0.014)(0.016)(0.033)(0.031)(0.028)(0.062)
Constant8.296***8.699***5.427***7.252***7.933***4.226***8.224***8.591***5.348***
(0.359)(0.416)(0.998)(0.735)(0.602)(1.114)(0.361)(0.418)(1.000)
Observations1,3571,3991,0401,5511,6011,1881,3571,3991,040
R-squared0.8930.8360.774   0.8940.8370.778
AR(1) (p-value)   0.0000.0000.000   
AR(2) (p-value)   0.2710.4820.361   
Durbin-Wu-Hausman test (p-value)   0.000***0.000***0.000***   
Sargan statistic (p-value)   0.1730.2490.214   
Country FEsYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYES
Year FEsYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYESYES

Note(s): Robust standard errors in parentheses

***p < 0.01, **p < 0.05, *p < 0.1

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