This paper examines to what extent the Latin American equity markets of Argentina, Brazil, Chile and Mexico have become more integrated with the US equity market. We empirically measure integration by finding the dynamic conditional correlation (DCC) between each market and that in the U.S....

Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to examine the impact of the global financial crisis (GFC) on Morocco’s export performance employing a gravity model framework. Design/methodology/approach: The authors investigate trade flows between Morocco and its 18 major trading partners from 2001 to...

Past research considered effects of trade or trade agreements on equity market linkages across countries. We investigate the impact of NAFTA on U.S., Canadian, and Mexican equity market linkages from December 1988 to July 2006. We employ a dynamic conditional correlation model to the stock...

Purpose: This study focuses on country branding indices. The main purpose of this study is to build an objective country brand strength index using secondary data. The new index, the Modified Country Brand Strength Index (MCBSI), builds on Fetscherin's (2010) Country Brand Strength Index (CBSI)...

Purpose: This study aims to investigate the relationship between university–industry collaboration (U-I-C) in research and development (R&D) and quality management and explore how the relationship is mediated by innovation. Design/methodology/approach: Based on panel data consisting of 109...

Purpose: The authors investigate empirically emigrants' intentions and motivations to work virtually for their country of origin. The study focuses on a country with substantial, persistent emigration and explores theories of diaspora investment motivation and virtual work characteristics....