This paper discusses the literature on the established determinants of productivity in the retail sector. It also draws attention to some neglected strands of research which provide useful insights into strategies that could allow productivity enhancements in this area of the economy. To date,...

1. A research agenda for international business and management: The promises and prospects of thinking outside the box / Mike Geppert and Ödül Bozkurt -- Part I. Revisiting core IB/M theories -- 2. Do we need a theory of externalisation? / Roger Strange -- 3. Behavioural theory and MNE...

We examine the effects of trade liberalization on structural changes at the plant-level and industry-level. The traditional Heckscher-Ohlin (H-O) model predicts an increase in capital-labor ratios in a labor abundant country after trade liberalization. This is in marked contrast to the...

We estimate the consumer price index (CPI) bias in Korea by employing the approach of Engel's Law as suggested by Hamilton (2001). Using Korean panel data (Korean Labor and Income Panel Study) and following Hamilton's model with a non-linear specification correction, our estimation result shows...