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Foreign residency rights and firm internationalization

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  • Chen, Yinying
  • Jiang, Hui

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Using a unique data set of privately owned firms listed on the Chinese A-share market, we examine the relation between controlling persons' foreign residency rights and firm internationalization. We find that controlling persons' foreign residency rights have a positive effect on firm internationalization. This finding is robust after considering endogeneity issues, alternative measures of foreign residency rights, and the impact of financial crisis. Moreover, we find that the positive effect of foreign residency rights on firm internationalization is more pronounced when firms have international business in residency countries/regions, when the cultural/institutional distance between residency countries/regions and China is lower, or when residency countries/regions have better international relations with China. Finally, further analysis shows that firms whose controlling persons have foreign residency rights make better cross-border acquisitions. Overall, our findings shed light on the positive role of controlling persons' foreign residency rights in promoting firm internationalization. As such, our study enriches the research on controlling persons’ foreign residency rights and the international business literature.

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  • Chen, Yinying & Jiang, Hui, 2025. "Foreign residency rights and firm internationalization," International Review of Economics & Finance, Elsevier, vol. 98(C).
    • Handle: RePEc:eee:reveco:v:98:y:2025:i:c:s1059056024008256
    DOI: 10.1016/j.iref.2024.103833
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    Keywords

    Internationalization; Foreign residency rights; Cross-border acquisitions; Privately owned firms; China;
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    JEL classification:

    • F23 - International Economics - - International Factor Movements and International Business - - - Multinational Firms; International Business
    • G34 - Financial Economics - - Corporate Finance and Governance - - - Mergers; Acquisitions; Restructuring; Corporate Governance

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