Ashraf, Ayesha; Herzer, Dierk; Nunnenkamp, Peter - 2016
This study examines the effects of greenfield FDI and cross-border mergers and acquisitions (M&As) on government size … government size. It is found that greenfield FDI increases labour market volatility and thereby economic insecurity while M … a robust positive effect on government size, while M&As have no statistically significant effect on government size in …