Empirical Studies Indicate That MNEs Have Higher Costs of Capital

question 5

Multiple Choice

Empirical studies indicate that MNEs have higher costs of capital than purely domestic firms. This could be due to higher levels of:

• A) political risk.
• B) exchange rate risk.
• C) agency costs.
• D) all of the above

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