Abstract

The FDI-entrepreneurship nexus has received growing attention over the last decade. However, the empirical findings on their relationship have been inconsistent at best. This study seeks to examine how the inflows of Greenfield investment influence entrepreneurship of the host country. Using panel data from 110 countries during the period 2001-2018, we find that growing level of Greenfield investment brings detrimental impact on the level of total and opportunity-driven entrepreneurial activities in the host countries while the impact on necessity-driven entrepreneurship have been mixed. The results regarding the impact of Greenfield investment on total entrepreneurial activities and opportunity-based entrepreneurial activities are robust across different econometric settings, different time span, and different categories of control variables.

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Title
The impact of Greenfield investment on domestic entrepreneurship
Author
Ha Tung Son 1 ; Chu, Vu Tuan 2   VIAFID ORCID Logo  ; Nguyen Mai Tuyet Thi 1 ; Nguyen Dung Hoai Thi 1 ; Nguyen Anh Ngoc Thi 1 

1  National Economics University, Faculty of Business Management, Hanoi, Vietnam (GRID:grid.444954.c) (ISNI:0000 0004 0428 9139) 
2  National Economics University, Faculty of Business Management, Hanoi, Vietnam (GRID:grid.444954.c) (ISNI:0000 0004 0428 9139); University of Ottawa, Telfer School of Management, Ottawa, Canada (GRID:grid.28046.38) (ISNI:0000 0001 2182 2255) 
Publication year
2021
Publication date
Dec 2021
Publisher
Springer Nature B.V.
e-ISSN
21925372
Source type
Scholarly Journal
Language of publication
English
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1186/s13731-021-00164-6
ProQuest document ID
2549969568
Copyright
© The Author(s) 2021. This work is published under http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ (the “License”). Notwithstanding the ProQuest Terms and Conditions, you may use this content in accordance with the terms of the License.