Is there a euro effect in the drivers of US FDI? New evidence using Bayesian model averaging techniques

Mariam Camarero, Sergi Moliner and Cecilio Tamarit
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Sergi Moliner: University Jaume I and INTECO

Review of World Economics (Weltwirtschaftliches Archiv), 2021, vol. 157, issue 4, No 6, 926 pages

Abstract: Abstract In this paper the authors analyze the potential determinants of US outward FDI stock with a particular focus on the euro effect during the period 1985–2017. To this aim, they consider a large set of candidate variables suggested both by theory and previous empirical analysis. They select the covariates using Bayesian model averaging, a data-driven methodology. Their sample includes a total of 56 host countries, that represent around the 70% of US outward FDI stock. They study the role of the euro on American FDI both in Europe and the rest of the world. In Europe, they consider various country groups: the European Union (EU), the euro area (EA), as well as core and periphery within this last group. They conclude that many variables studied by previous FDI literature cannot be considered robust determinants. Moreover, US OFDI is explained by both horizontal and vertical motives. However, HFDI strategies predominate in EA core countries, whereas VFDI prevails in the periphery. As for the euro effect, the common currency seems to have played an important role encouraging US FDI, being a crucial element in the convergence of EA periphery to its core. In addition, the results indicate that the adoption of the euro has favoured VFDI to the detriment of HFDI.

Keywords: FDI determinants; Foreign direct investment; US; European union; Euro area; Bayesian model averaging; Variable selection (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: C11 C52 F21 F23 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2021
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