Land holdings and outward foreign direct investment: Evidence from China

Haoyuan Ding, Bei Ni, Chang Xue, Xiaoyu Zhang

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Abstract

Land transaction data and data on the outward foreign direct investment (OFDI) by Chinese listed firms are analyzed to find that a firm's land holdings have positive effects on its likelihood of investing overseas, the frequency of such investments, and the value invested. We use prefecture-level land supply area and price as instrumental variables to deal with the endogeneity problem and get consistent results. Our analysis suggests that firms can obtain better loan terms with land as collateral, and that more affordable funding promotes OFDI. Non-state-owned enterprises rely on land as collateral in this way more than state-owned enterprises. Such use of collateral is more pronounced for firms operating in provinces with poor local institutions and in host countries with better institutional quality.

Original languageEnglish
Article number102630
JournalJournal of International Money and Finance
Volume124
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - Jun 2022
Externally publishedYes

Keywords

  • Collateral
  • Land holdings
  • Outward foreign direct investment

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Finance
  • Economics and Econometrics

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