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The governance of globalization : the political economy of Anglo-American hegemony, 1793-2003

O'Brien, Patrick Karl - 2003

cities against rogue states and terrorism) are among the public goods provided for the world economy as a whole are … promulgated largely by Anglo-American social scientists that the United Kingdom (and before that other powers) also supplied … assertion that American Hegemony can be perceived as a succession to the Pax Britannica from l793-l914 is virtually a myth. …

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Does global liquidity matter for monetary policy in the Euro area?

Berger, Helge; Harjes, Thomas - 2009

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Institutions and offshoring decision

Nicolini, Marcella (contributor) - 2007

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Foreign direct investment in producer services : theory and empirical evidence

Raff, Horst; Von der Ruhr, Marc - 2001

This paper examines the pattern of foreign direct investment (FDI) in producer services. We develop a model of FDI in these services and test its predictions using panel data on U.S.FDI in 25 host countries from 1976 to 1995. We find evidence that, in addition to governmental and cultural...

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Thin capitalization rules and multinational firm capital structure

Blouin, Jennifer L.; Huizinga, Harry; Laeven, Luc; … - 2014

This paper examines the impact of thin capitalization rules that limit the tax deductibility of interest on the capital structure of the foreign affiliates of US multinationals. We construct a new data set on thin capitalization rules in 54 countries for the period 1982-2004. Using confidential...

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The tax burden on cross-border investment : company strategies and country responses

Grubert, Harry - 2003

We look at the tax burden on direct investment from three perspectives. The first section illustrates how the recognition of company tax planning and of the importance of intellectual property affects measures of effective tax rates. It also discusses the methodological issues that arise, such...

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Horizontal versus vertical interdependence in multinational activity

Badinger, Harald (contributor); Egger, Peter (contributor) - 2008

Recent research in international economics highlights the role of interdependencies of investment decisions and sales of multinational firms. Previous work focused on and provided evidence for aggregate flows or stocks of foreign direct investment, showing that interdependence declines in...

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Sanctioned to death? : the impact of economic sanctions on life expectancy and its gender gap

Gutmann, Jerg; Neuenkirch, Matthias; Neumeier, Florian - 2019

We empirically analyze the effect of UN and US economic sanctions on life expectancy and its gender gap in target countries. Our sample covers 98 less developed and newly industrialized countries over the period 1977-2012. We employ a matching approach to account for the endogeneity of...

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The role of government in anti-social redistributive activities

Angelopoulos, Konstantinos (contributor); … - 2005

It is known that anti-social redistributive activities (rent seeking, tax evasion, corruption, violation of property rights, delay of socially beneficial reforms, etc) hurt the macroeconomy. But it is less known what is the role of government size as a determinant of such activities. We use data...

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Shadow economies around the world : size, causes, and consequences

Schneider, Friedrich; Enste, Dominik - 2000

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