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Microdatabase Direct Investment (MiDi) – A full survey of German inward and outward investment

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  • Blank Sven

    (39458Deutsche Bundesbank, Wilhelm-Epstein-Strasse 14, 60431Frankfurt am Main, Germany)

  • Lipponer Alexander

    (39458Deutsche Bundesbank, Wilhelm-Epstein-Strasse 14, 60431Frankfurt am Main, Germany)

  • Schild Christopher-J.

    (39458Deutsche Bundesbank, Wilhelm-Epstein-Strasse 14, 60431Frankfurt am Main, Germany)

  • Scholz Dietmar

    (39458Deutsche Bundesbank, Wilhelm-Epstein-Strasse 14, 60431Frankfurt am Main, Germany)

Abstract

The research dataset “Microdatabase Direct Investment” is a dataset on foreign direct investment (FDI) stocks based on the official German FDI microdata. The original data are collected on an annual basis by the Deutsche Bundesbank to compile the FDI stock statistics for Germany. Making this official data available to researchers via the MiDi database provides a research dataset on direct investment relationships that is unique both in terms of data available and in the depth of cross-border shareholdings, covering all years since 1999. In this paper, we explain the central properties of this dataset and demonstrate its usefulness for research.

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  • Blank Sven & Lipponer Alexander & Schild Christopher-J. & Scholz Dietmar, 2020. "Microdatabase Direct Investment (MiDi) – A full survey of German inward and outward investment," German Economic Review, De Gruyter, vol. 21(3), pages 273-311, September.
    • Handle: RePEc:bpj:germec:v:21:y:2020:i:3:p:273-311
    DOI: 10.1515/ger-2019-0123
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    Keywords

    foreign direct investment; multinational companies; capital and ownership structure;
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    JEL classification:

    • F21 - International Economics - - International Factor Movements and International Business - - - International Investment; Long-Term Capital Movements
    • F23 - International Economics - - International Factor Movements and International Business - - - Multinational Firms; International Business
    • G32 - Financial Economics - - Corporate Finance and Governance - - - Financing Policy; Financial Risk and Risk Management; Capital and Ownership Structure; Value of Firms; Goodwill
    • C80 - Mathematical and Quantitative Methods - - Data Collection and Data Estimation Methodology; Computer Programs - - - General

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