The Internationalisation of Asset Ownership in Europe

Harry Huizinga is Professor of Economics at the University of Tilburg, Netherlands and former Economic Adviser, Directorate General for Economic and Financial Affairs, European Commission, Brussels (2002-3). He is editor (with S. Eijffinger) of Positive Political Economy: Theory and Evidence (Cambridge 1998). Lars Jonung is Professor and Research Adviser, Directorate General for Economic and Financial Affairs, European Commission, Brussels. He is former Professor in Economics at the Stockholm School of Economics, Sweden, and Chief Economic Adviser to Prime Minister Carl Bildt (1992-94). He has published numerous books both as editor and author including The Stockholm School of Economics Revisited, (Cambridge 1991), and Lessons for EMU from the History of Monetary Unions (with M. D. Bordo, IEA 2000).

• Preface; Introduction; Part I. The Legal Framework: 1. Legal restrictions on foreign ownership in the European Union Jean-Pierre Raes; 2. European takeover regulation Erik Berglof and Mike Burkart; Part II. Recent Developments: 3. Foreign direct investment and labour market outcomes Kenneth Scheve and Matthew J. Slaughter; 4. Foreign ownership in Europe: determinants and taxation consequences Cécile Denis, Harry Huizinga and Gaëtan Nicodème; 5. Portfolio diversification in Europe Kpate Adjaouté, Jean-Pierre Danthine and Dusan Isakov; 6. Asymmetric shocks and risk sharing in a monetary union: updated evidence and policy implications for Europe Sebnem Kalemli-Ozcan, Bent Sorensen and Oved Yosha Part III. Country Studies: 7. The Swedish model of corporate ownership and control in transition Magnus Henrekson and Ulf Jakobsson; 8. Foreign ownership in Finland - boosting firm performance and changing corporate governance Pekka Ylä-Antilla, Jyrki Ali-Yrkkö and Martti Nyberg; 9. Attitudes to foreign direct investment in the United Kingdom Forrest Capie, Geoffrey Wood and Frank Sensenbrenner; 10. Foreign ownership and firm performance in Italy Sergio Mariotti, Fabrizio Onida and Lucia Piscitello.

'This wide-ranging volume provides a wealth of information on the economics of foreign ownership in Europe. Required reading for anyone wishing to understand how financial integration is reshaping the European economy.' Philip Lane, Professor of International Macroeconomics, Director IIIS, Trinity College Dublin