This paper constructs free float adjusted foreign ownership measure for Australian firms over the period 2001-2009 and explores the determinants of foreign ownership. Foreigners prefer investing in large Australian firms, value firms with high book to market ratios, firms which are listed abroad and firms with domestic cross holdings. Foreign institutions are found to have significant holdings in Australian firms. Results are robust to various econometric estimation techniques. (C) 2012 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
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Univ Econ Bratislava, Fac Business Econ, Tajovskeho 13, SK-04130 Kosice, Slovakia
Dept Management, SK-04130 Kosice, SlovakiaUniv Econ Bratislava, Fac Business Econ, Tajovskeho 13, SK-04130 Kosice, Slovakia
Hintosova, Aneta Bobenic
Kubikova, Zuzana
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Univ Econ Bratislava, Fac Business Econ, Tajovskeho 13, SK-04130 Kosice, Slovakia
Dept Management, SK-04130 Kosice, SlovakiaUniv Econ Bratislava, Fac Business Econ, Tajovskeho 13, SK-04130 Kosice, Slovakia
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Bournemouth Univ, Dept People & Org, Bournemouth, EnglandBournemouth Univ, Dept People & Org, Bournemouth, England
Ede, Obiajulu
Okafor, Godwin
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De Montfort Univ, Fac Business & Law, Sch Accounting Finance & Econ, Leicester, England
Coal City Univ, Fac Arts Social & Management Sci, Dept Social Sci, Enugu, NigeriaBournemouth Univ, Dept People & Org, Bournemouth, England