Russian power and the state-owned enterprise

Alexander Libman, Randall W. Stone and Evgeny Vinokurov
Authors registered in the RePEc Author Service: Евгений Юрьевич Винокуров

European Journal of Political Economy, 2022, vol. 73, issue C

Abstract: Russian firms are important political actors in the former Soviet Union, and we use data on their choices of locations for foreign investment to draw inferences about their strategies and degree of autonomy from the Russian state. We find evidence that a substantial share of Russian firms prefer risky investment climates, which we interpret as evidence of rent-seeking strategies. This pattern is most pronounced for large state-owned firms. State-owned firms are responsive to the Russian foreign policy agenda, while privately-owned firms appear to be more autonomous. The evidence suggests that Russia deploys state-owned firms to extend its influence and exerts influence to make their investments profitable.

Keywords: Foreign direct investment; Political regimes; Russia; Former soviet union (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2022
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DOI: 10.1016/j.ejpoleco.2021.102122

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