International Trade, Multinational Activity, and Corporate Finance

C. Fritz Foley () and Kalina Manova
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C. Fritz Foley: Finance Unit, Harvard Business School, Boston, Massachusetts 02163

Annual Review of Economics, 2015, vol. 7, issue 1, 119-146

Abstract: An emerging new literature brings unique ideas from corporate finance to the study of international trade and investment. Insights about differences in the development of financial institutions across countries, the role of financial constraints, and the use of internal capital markets are proving central in understanding international economics. The ability to access financial capital to pay fixed and variable costs affects choices firms make regarding export entry and operations and, as a consequence, influences aggregate trade patterns. Financial frictions and the use of internal capital markets shape decisions that multinationals make regarding production locations, integration, and corporate governance. This article surveys this recent research with the goal of highlighting the main themes it explores, the key results it establishes, and the leading open questions it raises.

Keywords: international trade; multinational companies; foreign direct investment; financial frictions (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: F10 F20 F23 F36 G3 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2015
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