Populism and FDI Location Choice

Markus Liebmann; Thomas Lindner; Vera Kunczer

doi:10.5465/AMBPP.2022.81

Populism and FDI Location Choice

Markus Liebmann, Thomas Lindner, Vera Kunczer

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Abstract

In this study, we investigate how populist governments influence the location choice of multinational enterprises (MNEs) in terms of foreign direct investment (FDI). We also examine how experience of MNEs acts as a contingency in this relationship. With a sample of 525,688 observations on FDIs from 2007 to 2019 we find that MNEs are less likely to invest in a country the more its government is considered populist. More internationally experienced firms that already have invested in the target country and that have experience with populist governments are less deterred from uncertainties of populist governments. Overall, our results highlight the specific uncertainties populist governments cause for MNEs’ location choice and that experienced MNEs can better deal with them.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Proceedings of the 82nd Annual Meeting of the Academy of Management : Creating a Better World Together
Editors	Sonia Taneja
Number of pages	6
Place of Publication	Briarcliff Manor, NY
Publisher	Academy of Management
Publication date	2022
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.5465/AMBPP.2022.81
Publication status	Published - 2022
Externally published	Yes
Event	The Academy of Management Annual Meeting 2022: Creating a Better World Together - Seattle, United States Duration: 5 Aug 2022 → 9 Aug 2022 Conference number: 82 https://2022.aom.org/

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Conference	The Academy of Management Annual Meeting 2022
Number	82
Country/Territory	United States
City	Seattle
Period	05/08/2022 → 09/08/2022
Internet address	https://2022.aom.org/

Series	Academy of Management Annual Meeting Proceedings
ISSN	0065-0668

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Liebmann, M, Lindner, T & Kunczer, V 2022, Populism and FDI Location Choice. in S Taneja (ed.), Proceedings of the 82nd Annual Meeting of the Academy of Management: Creating a Better World Together. Academy of Management, Briarcliff Manor, NY, Academy of Management Annual Meeting Proceedings, The Academy of Management Annual Meeting 2022, Seattle, Washington, United States, 05/08/2022. https://doi.org/10.5465/AMBPP.2022.81

Populism and FDI Location Choice. / Liebmann, Markus; Lindner, Thomas ; Kunczer, Vera.
Proceedings of the 82nd Annual Meeting of the Academy of Management: Creating a Better World Together. ed. / Sonia Taneja. Briarcliff Manor, NY: Academy of Management, 2022. (Academy of Management Annual Meeting Proceedings).

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