Does institutional distance affect the risk preference of enterprises' OFDI: Evidence from China

The paper made an empirical analysis on how institutional distance affects the risk preference of enterprises' OFDI by using the sample of A-share listed companies in China from 2014 to 2018 and further explored how institutional distance affected enterprises' preference for low-risk investment in OFDI in the belt and road and other countries through fuzzy set qualitative comparative analysis. The paper shows that the institutional distance is negatively correlated with the risk preference of enterprises' OFDI. Six factors, such as voice and accountability, political stability, government effectiveness, regulatory quality, rule of law, and control of corruption, form diversified configuration forms and influence paths that affect the risk preference of Chinese enterprises' OFDI. The specific performance is that high voice and accountability, low government efficiency and low corruption control will drive enterprises' low-risk investment preference in the belt and road countries; And low government efficiency, low regulatory quality and high legal level will drive enterprises' low-risk investment preference in other countries.

Automated summary

The study empirically analyzed how institutional distance affects Chinese enterprises' risk preference in overseas direct investment and found a negative correlation. It also identified specific factors like voice and accountability, government effectiveness, and control of corruption that influence enterprises' preference for low-risk investments in Belt and Road countries.