The Internationalization of State-Owned Enterprises

In this turn of the century, State-Owned Enterprises have changed their strategy, going abroad.

A new WP (https://bit.ly/3uL4kGr) with Enrico Marvasi and Stefano Clò on

“The Internationalization of State-Owned Enterprises: An Analysis of cross-border M&As”

Abstract:

Using a database of more than 100,000 M&As, we study the internationalization of State-Owned Enterprises (SOEs) in the 21st century, and the underlying firm-level and country-level drivers. Meaningful differences are found – compared to private enterprises and across various types of SOEs as well – along many dimensions, including the time trend, the geographical-sectoral coverage, and firms’ proprietary structure. Majority-owned SOEs are more focused on domestic markets, while State-Invested Enterprises and government-backed financial institutions are more internationalized. SOEs’ internationalization has been less affected by the Great Financial Crisis, it is less sensitive to geographical and cultural proximity, it involves countries with a lower institutional quality and which are more peripheral in the world trade network.

Here, you can find the file: https://bit.ly/3uL4kGr