In this paper we highlight a new complementary channel to the business and social network effect à la Rauch (2001) through which immigrants generate increased export flows from the regions in which they settle to their countries of origin: they can become entrepreneurs. Using very small-scale...

This study sheds light on the effect of restrictive policies, such as screening mechanisms, on mergers and acquisitions (M&A) flows into EU Member States in the period 2011-2018, by implementing an augmented gravity model. The results show that different restrictive measures affect cross-border...

This study investigates to which extent firms operating in sectors more integrated into Global Value Chains (GVC) are more likely to be involved in cross-border Mergers and Acquisitions (M&A) flows. We focus on firms acquired in the EU27 during the period 2008-2020 employing a gravity model....

Este trabajo analiza la evolución de las exportaciones uruguayas en cadenas de valor a partir de matrices insumo-producto y también mediante una clasificación basada en el tipo de bien comerciado y la combina con otras fuentes de datos para describir aspectos relacionados con la política...

El presente trabajo realiza una lectura del posicionamiento de Uruguay desde la perspectiva de la literatura de las cadenas globales de valor con información incluida en las matrices de CEPAL para el año 20111. Este trabajo no pretende realizar una presentación completa de las métricas sino...