Does investing abroad reduce the ecological footprints at home? Analysis of outward GFDI and M&A from developed and developing countries

• Main Authors: Ashraf, Ayesha, Doytch, Nadia
• Format: text
• Published: Archīum Ateneo 2022
• Subjects: Cross-border m&a; Ecological footprint; GFDI; Multinational corporations; Reverse FDI ecological haven; Business; Development Studies; Economic Policy; Economics; Environmental Policy; Environmental Sciences; Environmental Studies; International Business; Sustainability
• Online Access: https://archium.ateneo.edu/asog-pubs/245; https://doi.org/10.1007/s10668-022-02324-4
• Institution: Ateneo De Manila University

This is the first study to estimate the effects of outward foreign direct investment (FDI) with its two modes of exit, outward greenfield FDI flows (GFDI) and cross-border mergers and acquisitions purchases (M&A), on four ecological footprints (EFs) of source (home) countries of FDI. We examine...