Which Firms Do Foreigners Buy? Evidence from the Republic of Korea

Using data on mergers and acquisitions involving Korean firms, the authors identify which sectors and firms attracted foreign investment after the liberalization of investment of activity at the end of 1997. They find that domestic acquisitions are similar to foreign acquisitions by sector (of both...

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Main Authors: Freund, Caroline, Djankov, Simeon
Format: Publications & Research
Language:en_US
Published: World Bank, Washington, DC 2015
Subjects:
FDI
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10986/21334

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