How are factors such as corruption perception and the level of democracy influencing foreign direct investment to developing economies?

Using data from two detailed, nationally representative, household datasets, we explore whether women who are economically empowered are less likely to experience domestic violence. We find that, while working women may be at a greater risk of violence, higher earnings are associated with a...

We examine ways in which economists can communicate more effectively to policymakers and the broader public about offshoring and international trade.

Free trade zones possess many attributes of capitalist economies and can attract foreign companies, foreign investment in domestic companies, industrial production, and wealth generation. However, such zones are also troubling; they can produce several negative results including a strong mafia...

This book exploresthe negative consequences of attempts to protect key U.S. manufacturing industries through the use of antidumping laws.

This studyrebuts much of the traditional rationale forregulatory restrictions and provides a list of principles of regulation that would serve as a model for global accounting practices.

This book provides a strategy for liberalizing the aviation services industry.

The authors consider whether any special circumstances justify departure from free trade in telecommunications equipment.

The author argues that American productivity and living standards, along with those of other countries, will improve only with a renewed commitment to open multilateral trade.

This book considers the three geographical regions that present the greatest intellectual property rights problems to U.S. industries--China, Latin America, and India.