We investigate differences in gender wage gaps between foreign-owned and domestically-owned firms in Poland, a country … that has experienced large FDI inflows over the past three decades. In line with the findings of several other studies, we … show that according to standard estimates of adjusted gender wage gaps, these differences are much larger in the foreign …

In this paper, we investigate whether gender norms and institutions act as a constraint to the performance of female … controlling for other factors that affect female businesses uniformly across all markets. We provide evidence that gender … inequality and institutional biases against women in trade partner countries play an important role in explaining gender …

foreign countries; rather, results point in the direction of more general features of corporate globalization. …

This chapter reviews research on the linkages between corporate globalization and worker representation. Studies have …-country institutions of union and non-union representation. First, countries compete for inbound foreign direct investment (FDI) and the … ability to attract FDI depends among others on a country's industrial relations system. Second, once foreign MNCs have …

part of this, existing restrictions on foreign ownership structure and mandatory export and technology transfer … effects of foreign acquisitions on export market entry and technology take-off and evaluate whether the level of foreign … heterogeneous positive effects on export activity for all types of foreign ownership structure. We also find that minority foreign …

The lack of information is a relevant obstacle to the export activity of small and medium enterprises. This paper … analyzes whether banks can support firms' export by reducing informational asymmetries about foreign markets. We exploit a … exogenous to firms' export decisions by relying on preexisting lending relationships and exploiting the acquisition of a firm …

-headed microenterprises, particularly those with a higher baseline level of profits, to close the gender profit gap in performance and skills …