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Answer: In theory, MNEs should be able to support greater amounts of debt due to reduced variability of cash flows brought about by diversification across countries. And, because of this reduced risk borne by MNEs, they should also have a lower cost of capital. However, empirical research finds that domestic firms tend to use greater amounts of short and intermediate debt than do MNEs and that the cost of capital is greater for MNEs due to increased agency costs, political risk, exchange rate risk, and asymmetric information.
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