Foreign Direct Investment and the Environment: Disentangling the Impact of Greenfield Investment and Merger and Acquisition Sales

• Main Authors: Ashraf, Ayesha, Doytch, Nadia, Uctum, Merih
• Format: text
• Published: Archīum Ateneo 2020
• Subjects: GFDI; M&A; environmental effect; pollution; CO2 emissions; EKC; environmental impact; F21; Q5; Business; Economics
• Online Access: https://archium.ateneo.edu/asog-pubs/205; https://www.emerald.com/insight/content/doi/10.1108/SAMPJ-04-2019-0184/full/html
• Institution: Ateneo De Manila University

Purpose This study aims to examine the effect of greenfield foreign direct investment (GFDI) and mergers and acquisitions (M&A) on the environment and more specifically, on the sectoral emissions of CO2. The authors identify significant differential and income effects with various data classific...