Does U.S. Investor Sentiment Attract Foreign Investors?

9 Pages Posted: 28 May 2021 Last revised: 30 Jan 2024

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Maurizio Montone

Utrecht University

Valerio Potì

University College Dublin

Remco C. J. Zwinkels

Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam; Tinbergen Institute

Date Written: September 1, 2021

Abstract

Previous research shows that high sentiment among U.S. investors increases real investment both domestically and abroad. In this paper, we show that high sentiment among U.S. investors also prompts financially developed countries to invest more in the United States, especially if they exhibit a high level of educational attainment. The results suggest that the real effects of sentiment are larger than previously thought.

Keywords: Investor sentiment, Foreign direct investments, Financial development, Educational attaiment

JEL Classification: G10, G30, F21, J30.

Suggested Citation

Montone, Maurizio and Potì, Valerio and Zwinkels, Remco C.J., Does U.S. Investor Sentiment Attract Foreign Investors? (September 1, 2021). Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=3853542 or http://dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.3853542

Maurizio Montone

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Valerio Potì

University College Dublin ( email )

M. Smurfit School of Business
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Dublin, Co Dublin
Ireland

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Remco C.J. Zwinkels (Contact Author)

Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam ( email )

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Tinbergen Institute ( email )

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