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Meunier, Sophie. “Beggars Can’t Be Choosers: The European Crisis and Chinese Direct Investment in the European Union.” Journal of European Integration (2014): n. pag. Print.
Meunier, Sophie, and Zenobia Chan. “Behind the Screen: Understanding National Support for a Foreign Investment Screening Mechanism in the European Union.” n. pag. Print.
Meunier, Sophie, and Zenobia Chan. “Behind the Screen: Understanding National Support for a Foreign Investment Screening Mechanism in the European Union.” Review of International Organizations (2021): n. pag.
Abstract
What determines national preferences for institutionalizing FDI screening? Over the past
decade, advanced economies worldwide have tightened their national investment screening
mechanisms (ISMs) for foreign direct investment (FDI). In March 2019, the European Union
(EU) adopted its first common FDI screening framework. Based on extensive interviews with
high-level EU and country officials involved in the negotiation process, and using a unique
measure of national support for the EU-wide ISM created through the first-ever elite survey on
this subject matter, we find that countries with higher technological levels were more supportive
of FDI screening due to concerns over unreciprocated technological transfer. We also find
sector-dependent effects of Chinese FDI on country-level support for FDI screening: Countries
with high levels of Chinese FDI in strategic sectors are more likely to support the EU ISM, while
those with high levels of Chinese investment in low-tech sectors tend to oppose screening. Our
overall findings suggest that EU investment screening, and national-level screening in general,
might become more restrictive in the future, especially in light of the COVID-19 pandemic.
decade, advanced economies worldwide have tightened their national investment screening
mechanisms (ISMs) for foreign direct investment (FDI). In March 2019, the European Union
(EU) adopted its first common FDI screening framework. Based on extensive interviews with
high-level EU and country officials involved in the negotiation process, and using a unique
measure of national support for the EU-wide ISM created through the first-ever elite survey on
this subject matter, we find that countries with higher technological levels were more supportive
of FDI screening due to concerns over unreciprocated technological transfer. We also find
sector-dependent effects of Chinese FDI on country-level support for FDI screening: Countries
with high levels of Chinese FDI in strategic sectors are more likely to support the EU ISM, while
those with high levels of Chinese investment in low-tech sectors tend to oppose screening. Our
overall findings suggest that EU investment screening, and national-level screening in general,
might become more restrictive in the future, especially in light of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Meunier, Sophie, and Kathleen McNamara. “Between National Sovereignty and International Power: The External Voice of the Euro.” International Affairs Vol. 78.No. 4 (2002): pp. 849–868. Print.
Meunier, Sophie. “Beware of Chinese Bearing Gifts: Why China’s Direct Investment Poses Political Challenges in Europe and the United States.” CHINA’S THREE-PRONG INVESTMENT STRATEGY: BILATERAL, REGIONAL, AND GLOBAL TRACKS. Julien Chaisse ed. Oxford University Press, 2019. Print.
Meunier, Sophie, and Sarah Bauerle Danzman. “The Big Screen: Mapping the Diffusion of Foreign Investment Screening Mechanisms.” n. pag. Print.
Meunier, Sophie. “Bringing the Empire Back Home: France in the Global Age.” Journal of Interdisciplinary History Vol. 37 (2006): pp. 113–115. Print.
Meunier, Sophie, and Christina Davis. “Business As Usual: Economic Responses to Political Tensions.” American Journal of Political Science Vol. 55.No. 3 (2011): pp. 628–646.