Institutions & Perceptions of Political Risk in International Investment
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1 Institutions & Perceptions of Political Risk in International Investment Quintin H. Beazer 1 Daniel J. Blake 2 1 Florida State University qbeazer@fsu.edu 2 IE Business School daniel.blake@ie.edu IPES 2014 Beazer & Blake (FSU & IE) Institutions & Political Risk November / 24
2 FDI & Institutions: Addressing Enduring Concerns Domestic political institutions political risk investment outcomes Beazer & Blake (FSU & IE) Institutions & Political Risk November / 24
3 FDI & Institutions: Addressing Enduring Concerns Domestic political institutions political risk investment outcomes Enduring concerns: Correlated institutions hard to establish causal relationships Mismatch between theoretical mechanisms & empirical level of analysis Beazer & Blake (FSU & IE) Institutions & Political Risk November / 24
4 Survey Experiment on Investors Perceptions Disaggregate effects of covarying institutions Which matters more: stable policy environment or strong courts? Exploring heterogeneity across investors Do investors home institutions affect the way they perceive host-country risk? Beazer & Blake (FSU & IE) Institutions & Political Risk November / 24
5 Is Political Risk Relative? A theoretical question motivated by an empirical trend Table: Direct Investment from Developing Countries, Year Billions of USD % of World Total Beazer & Blake (FSU & IE) Institutions & Political Risk November / 24
6 How do Home Institutions Shape Perceptions of Risk? Competing Predictions Trading up hypothesis: High-risk background greater preference for safe institutions Beazer & Blake (FSU & IE) Institutions & Political Risk November / 24
7 How do Home Institutions Shape Perceptions of Risk? Competing Predictions Trading up hypothesis: High-risk background greater preference for safe institutions Competitive advantage hypothesis: High-risk background less deterred by risky institutions Beazer & Blake (FSU & IE) Institutions & Political Risk November / 24
8 How do Home Institutions Shape Perceptions of Risk? Competing Predictions Trading up hypothesis: High-risk background greater preference for safe institutions Competitive advantage hypothesis: High-risk background less deterred by risky institutions Heterogeneous risks hypothesis Relative risk comparisons may be conditional on institution. Some skills for mitigating risks may transport better than others. Beazer & Blake (FSU & IE) Institutions & Political Risk November / 24
9 Whom to survey? International MBAs We conduct survey experiments using managers-in-training at prestigious international school business. Recruitment: Subjects recruited from MBA program at IE Business School (ranked #1 in Europe). Conducted online as a consulting exercise for required course. Administration: Experiments administered online via Qualtrics subjects since Fall Beazer & Blake (FSU & IE) Institutions & Political Risk November / 24
10 Whom to survey? International MBAs Students come from a wide variety of home countries. Albania, Argentina, Australia, Austria, Azerbaijan, Belgium, Brazil, Canada, China, Colombia, Costa Rica, Denmark, Egypt, France, Georgia, Germany, Honduras, Hungary, India, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Korea, Kuwait, Lebanon, Luxembourg, Mexico, Netherlands, New Zealand, Nigeria, Pakistan, Peru, Philippines, Portugal, Romania, Russia, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, South Africa, Spain, Switzerland, Ukraine, UK, US, Venezuela Beazer & Blake (FSU & IE) Institutions & Political Risk November / 24
11 Whom to survey? International MBAs Students come from a wide variety of home countries. Albania, Argentina, Azerbaijan, Brazil, China, Colombia, Costa Rica, Egypt, Georgia, Honduras, Hungary, India, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Mexico, Nigeria, Pakistan, Peru, Philippines, Romania, Russia, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, South Africa, Ukraine, Venezuela Beazer & Blake (FSU & IE) Institutions & Political Risk November / 24
12 Survey: Impact of institutions on two decisions 1 Whether or not to invest 2 How much to invest given varying rates of return Beazer & Blake (FSU & IE) Institutions & Political Risk November / 24
13 Survey: Impact of institutions on two decisions 1 Whether or not to invest 2 How much to invest given varying rates of return Beazer & Blake (FSU & IE) Institutions & Political Risk November / 24
14 Invest or not to invest Imagine that QSQ Global is considering investing in a developing country that has a population of 18 million people and is considered politically stable. GDP grew by 4.5% last year, a little more than the average rate in its region. According to observers, the country s court system [helps businesses / can make it difficult for businesses to] protect their interests and resolve legal disputes quickly... Beazer & Blake (FSU & IE) Institutions & Political Risk November / 24
15 Invest or not to invest Imagine that QSQ Global is considering investing in a developing country that has a population of 18 million people and is considered politically stable. GDP grew by 4.5% last year, a little more than the average rate in its region. According to observers, the country s court system [helps businesses / can make it difficult for businesses to] protect their interests and resolve legal disputes quickly... Beazer & Blake (FSU & IE) Institutions & Political Risk November / 24
16 Invest or not to invest...the country s current tax rates and regulatory standards for your client s industry are similar to those in competitor countries. These policies [have not changed much in the recent past / have changed much in the recent past; some changes have increased businesses costs while others have reduced them]. Experts believe that the country s political system makes it [unlikely / likely] that there will be policy changes in the near future. Beazer & Blake (FSU & IE) Institutions & Political Risk November / 24
17 Invest or not to invest...the country s current tax rates and regulatory standards for your client s industry are similar to those in competitor countries. These policies [have not changed much in the recent past / have changed much in the recent past; some changes have increased businesses costs while others have reduced them]. Experts believe that the country s political system makes it [unlikely / likely] that there will be policy changes in the near future. Beazer & Blake (FSU & IE) Institutions & Political Risk November / 24
18 Invest or not to invest: Empirical Results Table: Differential Effects of Institutions on Willingness to Invest Treatment No Yes Difference Do country s courts help 50% 78.6% 28.6 businesses protect their interests? (n=86) (n=84) (p=0.001) Is the policy 55.2% 73.5% 18.3 environment stable? (n=87) (n=83) (p=0.001) Beazer & Blake (FSU & IE) Institutions & Political Risk November / 24
19 Results: Conditional on Home Country Courts Policy Environment Percent of Responses in Favor of Investing Reliable Unreliable Stable Unstable 0 Non OECD Respondents OECD Respondents 0 Non OECD Respondents OECD Respondents Beazer & Blake (FSU & IE) Institutions & Political Risk November / 24
20 Survey: Impact of institutions on two decisions 1 Whether or not to invest 2 How much to invest given varying rates of return Beazer & Blake (FSU & IE) Institutions & Political Risk November / 24
21 How to Much to Invest in Risky Location? Within subject response to varying returns on investment Country A Courts can be relied upon to resolve legal disputes impartially and enforce firms property rights effectively. Country B Courts cannot be relied upon to resolve legal disputes impartially and enforce firms property rights effectively. Beazer & Blake (FSU & IE) Institutions & Political Risk November / 24
22 How to Much to Invest in Risky Location? Within subject response to varying returns on investment Country A Country B Some firms have maintained/expanded their operations because of courts. Some firms have reduced their operations because of courts. Beazer & Blake (FSU & IE) Institutions & Political Risk November / 24
23 How to Much to Invest in Risky Location? Within subject response to varying returns on investment Country A Country B Returns on investment are nearly identical to your industry s global average. Returns on investment are nearly [identical to / 2.5 percentage points higher than / 5 percentage points higher than] your industry s global average. Beazer & Blake (FSU & IE) Institutions & Political Risk November / 24
24 OECD Respondents Most Sensitive to Courts Sensitivity to Institutional Risks at Varying Rates of Return Unreliable Courts Unstable Policy Environment Percent of Budget Invested in ''Risky'' Environment Non OECD Subjects OECD Subjects Average Avg + 2.5% Avg + 5% Average Avg + 2.5% Avg + 5% Expected Return on Investment Expected Return on Investment Beazer & Blake (FSU & IE) Institutions & Political Risk November / 24
25 Conclusion: Perceptions of Risk are Relative Perceptions of institutions and their capacity to shape political risk can vary across individuals depending on: Where they are from (home institution quality) Type of institution Our evidence suggests that courts and their ability to protect property rights has a more potent impact than policy stability on respondents investment decisions OECD respondents are more sensitive to the judicial environment than non-oecd respondents Beazer & Blake (FSU & IE) Institutions & Political Risk November / 24
26 Thank you in advance for comments and suggestions. Quintin H. Beazer Daniel J. Blake Beazer & Blake (FSU & IE) Institutions & Political Risk November / 24
27 International MBAs Expected demographics of respondent sample: Male (77%) 29+ years old (>50%) Business education background (45%) Many have experience in big firms: HSBC, Bayer, JP Morgan, Hitachi Beazer & Blake (FSU & IE) Institutions & Political Risk November / 24
28 Dependent Variable Based on the description of this country, what would you recommend to your client? 1 Explore investment opportunities in this country 2 Find an alternative location for investment Beazer & Blake (FSU & IE) Institutions & Political Risk November / 24
29 Evidence from Observational Data Bilateral FDI data from the IMF Marginal Effects of Host Judicial Independence (dy/dx) Low Middle High Judicial Independence of Home country Beazer & Blake (FSU & IE) Institutions & Political Risk November / 24
30 Evidence from Observational Data Bilateral FDI data from UNCTAD Marginal Effects of Host Judicial Independence (dy/dx) Low Medium High Judicial Independence of Home country Beazer & Blake (FSU & IE) Institutions & Political Risk November / 24
31 Evidence from Observational Data Bilateral FDI data from Orbis Marginal Effect of Home Judicial Independence on Pr( Opening Foreign Subsidiary ) Low Medium High Judicial Independence of Host Country z Beazer & Blake (FSU & IE) Institutions & Political Risk November / 24
32 How to Much to Invest in Risky Location? Within subject response to varying returns on investment Country A Current tax policies and regulations are investor-friendly, and they have remained constant over the recent past. Country B Current tax policies and regulations are investor-friendly, but they have changed several times in the recent past. Beazer & Blake (FSU & IE) Institutions & Political Risk November / 24
33 How to Much to Invest in Risky Location? Within subject response to varying returns on investment Country A Country B The stability of economic policies is an important reason that some firms have maintained or expanded their operations in the country. The instability of economic policies is an important reason that some firms have scaled back their operations in the country. Beazer & Blake (FSU & IE) Institutions & Political Risk November / 24
34 How to Much to Invest in Risky Location? Within subject response to varying returns on investment Country A Country B Firms that do survive and succeed in this environment earn returns on investment that are nearly identical to your industry s global average. Firms that do survive and succeed in this environment earn returns on investment that are nearly [identical to / 2.5 percentage points higher than / 5 percentage points higher than] your industry s global average. Beazer & Blake (FSU & IE) Institutions & Political Risk November / 24
35 Respondents from Developed Countries More Sensitive to Institutional Risks DV: % Allocated to Risky Country ROI in Risky Country Avg. Avg % Avg. + 5% Constant (2.4) (2.3) (2.4) Developed Home Country dummy; 1 = OECD home country (2.9) (2.8) (2.9) Institutional Scenario dummy; 1 = courts version (2.9) (2.8) (2.9) Number of Observations Beazer & Blake (FSU & IE) Institutions & Political Risk November / 24
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