Multinationals as arbitrageurs: The effect of stock market valuations on foreign direct investment

Review of Financial Studies

Volumn 22, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 337-369

  Baker, Malcolm ^a   Foley, C Fritz ^a   Wurgler, Jeffrey ^b  

^a NATIONAL BUREAU OF ECONOMIC RESEARCH   (United States)

^b NEW YORK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 84892691037     PISSN: 08939454     EISSN: 14657368     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/rfs/hhn027     Document Type: Review

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