The role of multinational corporations in the international business cycle
The role of multinational corporations in the international business cycle
Period:
01.07. – 31.12.2010
The rapid growth of international trade and cross ownership during the last decades has changed the structure of economic interdependencies in the world economy. Empirical research provides evidence of the relevance of foreign direct investment as a further transmission channel of business cycles. There exist first multi-country business cycle models incorporating this feature. This project aims at integrating internal capital markets of multinational corporations in such a model since these markets play an important role in the transmission and were neglected so far.