Table 2.

Logit estimates with robust standard errors

Dependent variable: OFDI Dummy
VariablesModel 1Model 2Model 3Model 4
Pop. pol. leader--- −0.356**(0.129)--- −0.329**(0.128)
Pop. pol. party--- --- 0.035**(0.015)0.029*(0.015)
Inst. env. home0.353***(0.104)0.287**(0.104)0.571***(0.147)0.481**(0.152)
Ec. performance home0.097***(0.017)0.081***(0.017)0.131***(0.025)0.111***(0.025)
Infrastructure home−0.517***(0.093)−0.549***(0.095)−0.593***(0.101)−0.615***(0.105)
Common colony−0.269**(0.099)−0.236*(0.097)−0.261**(0.099)−0.231**(0.097)
Common language0.012(0.043)−0.021(0.045)0.002(0.043)−0.027(0.044)
Distance−0.042*(0.022)−0.043*(0.022)−0.042*(0.021)−0.042*(0.022)
Trade openness host0.545***(0.156)0.518***(0.157)0.527***(0.156)0.504***(0.157)
FDI openness host0.088**(0.028)0.089**(0.028)0.086**(0.028)0.087**(0.157)
Economic size host0.013(0.011)0.009(0.011)0.011(0.012)0.008(0.012)
International Experience0.153***(0.013)0.156***(0.013)0.154***(0.013)0.156***(0.013)
Capex scale−0.161(0.131)−0.157(0.129)−0.162(0.131)−0.159(0.129)
IndustryYesYesYesYes
Constant−6.997***(0.864)−6.141***(0.891)−7.951***(0.987)−7.017***(1.027)
Observations29,39129,39129,39129,391
Log pseudolikelihood−7,432.843−7,429.452−7,430.966−7,428.071
Wald test: χ2252.91***267.74***252.63***265.97***

Notes:

Significance levels: ***p < 0.001, **p < 0.01, *p < 0.05, +p < 0.1; Robust standard errors (clustered on investing parent companies) are reported in parentheses

Source: Own elaboration

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