State Interests and Disobedient Businesses

• In Event: Firms and Geopolitics

Brief Overview

We investigate state influence over firms using global firm-level FDI data. Our results show that large firms from democratic nations maintain FDI in nations with distant US political ties, while smaller firms reduce investments.

Authors

• ByungKoo Kim, KDI School of Public Policy & Management

• Seungjun Kim, KDI School of Public Policy & Management

• Jong Hee Park, Seoul National University