# Prof. Robert Salomon on the risks of doing business internationally

1 Faculty News April 24, 2015 ![The Washington Post logo](/sites/default/files/styles/246w/public/assets/images/con_034912.jpg?itok=aVnC__tl)>

Excerpt from [The Washington Post](http://www.washingtonpost.com/business/reconsidering-the-value-of-globalization/2015/04/24/7b5425c2-e82e-11e4-aae1-d642717d8afa_story.html) -- "'Even for the most successful multinationals, profit margins in international markets are on average lower than margins in the domestic market,' said [Robert Salomon](http://w4.stern.nyu.edu/faculty/bio/robert-salomon), a professor of international management at the NYU Stern School of Business. 'It’s the liability of foreign markets. By virtue of the fact that you are foreign, you are at a disadvantage.'"

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Additional coverage appeared on [Business Insider](http://www.businessinsider.com/were-witnessing-the-great-unraveling-of-globalization-2015-5).