Abstract
This paper constructs free float adjusted foreign ownership measure for Australian firms over the period 2001 to 2009 and explores the determinants of foreign ownership. Foreigners prefer investing in large Australian firms, value firms with high book to market ratios, firms which are listed abroad and firms with domestic cross holdings. Foreign institutions are found to have significant holdings in Australian firms. Results are robust to various econometric estimation techniques.
Original language | English |
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Title of host publication | Proceedings of the 41st Australian Conference of Economists: The Future of Economics: Research, Policy and Relevance: 8-12 July 2012, Melbourne, Vic. |
Publisher | Victoria University |
Number of pages | 27 |
ISBN (Print) | 9781862726956 |
Publication status | Published - 2012 |
Event | Australian Conference of Economists - Duration: 8 Jul 2012 → … |
Conference
Conference | Australian Conference of Economists |
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Period | 8/07/12 → … |
Keywords
- foreign ownership
- corporations
- business enterprises
- investments, foreign
- Australia