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Informationen zum Autor 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). Klappentext Financial markets in Europe have become increasingly integrated in recent years, leading to a rise in foreign ownership of domestic equities and other assets. This volume brings together ten expert contributions to provide an authoritative analysis of the evolution and implications of foreign ownership in Europe today. In addition to providing new data on the extent of foreign ownership in Europe, the authors analyse some of the major challenges it brings for policy-makers at both the European and the national level. Part I looks at the legal framework for foreign ownership and for cross-border mergers and acquisitions. Part II explores important aspects of the economic impact of foreign ownership, including taxation and labour market outcomes, from a European perspective. The volume concludes with four in-depth country studies that focus on the process of internationalisation of assets in Finland, Italy, Sweden and the UK. Zusammenfassung An authoritative analysis of the evolution and impact of foreign ownership of assets in Europe today. This book examines some of the major challenges foreign ownership poses to policy-makers at the European-wide as well as national levels. It is one of the first in-depth studies of European financial market integration. Inhaltsverzeichnis 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....
