The impact of sanction on FDI, greenfield and M&A
| Variables | (1) | (2) | (3) | (4) | (5) | (6) | (7) | (8) | (9) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Baseline | GMM estimation | ||||||||
| FDI inflow | Greenfield | Merger | FDI inflow | Greenfield | Merger | FDI inflow | Greenfield | Merger | |
| 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*** | 0.201 | 0.463 | ||||||
| (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 | 0.135 | 0.225 | 0.148 | ||||||
| (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_branch | 1.789*** | −0.033 | −0.829 | 2.929*** | 0.752 | 1.847 | 1.795*** | −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 | −0.239 | 0.679 | 0.249 | −0.386 | −0.863 | −0.282 | −0.231 | 0.636 |
| (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_density | 0.102*** | 0.046 | 0.178*** | 0.006*** | 0.005*** | 0.051** | 0.102*** | 0.045 | 0.189*** |
| (0.030) | (0.028) | (0.061) | (0.014) | (0.016) | (0.033) | (0.031) | (0.028) | (0.062) | |
| Constant | 8.296*** | 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) | |
| Observations | 1,357 | 1,399 | 1,040 | 1,551 | 1,601 | 1,188 | 1,357 | 1,399 | 1,040 |
| R-squared | 0.893 | 0.836 | 0.774 | 0.894 | 0.837 | 0.778 | |||
| AR(1) (p-value) | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | ||||||
| AR(2) (p-value) | 0.271 | 0.482 | 0.361 | ||||||
| Durbin-Wu-Hausman test (p-value) | 0.000*** | 0.000*** | 0.000*** | ||||||
| Sargan statistic (p-value) | 0.173 | 0.249 | 0.214 | ||||||
| Country FEs | YES | YES | YES | YES | YES | YES | YES | YES | YES |
| Year FEs | YES | YES | YES | YES | YES | YES | YES | YES | YES |
| Variables | (1) | (2) | (3) | (4) | (5) | (6) | (7) | (8) | (9) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Baseline | GMM estimation | ||||||||
| FDI inflow | Greenfield | Merger | FDI inflow | Greenfield | Merger | FDI inflow | Greenfield | Merger | |
| 0.201 | 0.463 | ||||||||
| (0.208) | (0.433) | ||||||||
| −0.166 | |||||||||
| (0.098) | |||||||||
| −0.209 | |||||||||
| (0.108) | |||||||||
| 0.135 | 0.225 | 0.148 | |||||||
| (0.099) | (0.161) | (0.348) | |||||||
| −0.032 | −0.154 | −0.042 | |||||||
| (0.158) | (0.187) | (0.454) | |||||||
| −0.142 | −0.026 | ||||||||
| (0.135) | (0.170) | ||||||||
| −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) | |
| 1.789*** | −0.033 | −0.829 | 2.929*** | 0.752 | 1.847 | 1.795*** | −0.051 | −0.734 | |
| (0.504) | (0.679) | (1.139) | (1.128) | (0.988) | (1.770) | (0.509) | (0.696) | (1.124) | |
| −0.289 | −0.239 | 0.679 | 0.249 | −0.386 | −0.863 | −0.282 | −0.231 | 0.636 | |
| (0.179) | (0.220) | (0.467) | (0.396) | (0.364) | (0.633) | (0.179) | (0.219) | (0.469) | |
| −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) | |
| 0.102*** | 0.046 | 0.178*** | 0.006*** | 0.005*** | 0.051** | 0.102*** | 0.045 | 0.189*** | |
| (0.030) | (0.028) | (0.061) | (0.014) | (0.016) | (0.033) | (0.031) | (0.028) | (0.062) | |
| Constant | 8.296*** | 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) | |
| Observations | 1,357 | 1,399 | 1,040 | 1,551 | 1,601 | 1,188 | 1,357 | 1,399 | 1,040 |
| 0.893 | 0.836 | 0.774 | 0.894 | 0.837 | 0.778 | ||||
| AR(1) ( | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | ||||||
| AR(2) ( | 0.271 | 0.482 | 0.361 | ||||||
| Durbin-Wu-Hausman test ( | 0.000*** | 0.000*** | 0.000*** | ||||||
| Sargan statistic ( | 0.173 | 0.249 | 0.214 | ||||||
| Country FEs | YES | YES | YES | YES | YES | YES | YES | YES | YES |
| Year FEs | YES | YES | YES | YES | YES | YES | YES | YES | YES |
Note(s): Robust standard errors in parentheses
***p < 0.01, **p < 0.05, *p < 0.1
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