develops a stylized model of mergers and acquisitions that predicts that the incidence of merger and acquisition deals depends … costs. These predictions are examined with bilateral merger and acquisition flow data and detailed information on policy … probability of merger and acquisition inflows but this negative effect is mitigated in countries with relatively large shares of …

Using a comprehensive and proprietary data set on international private equity activity, this paper studies the … of international buyout capital flows. The paper shows that countries with low unemployment, more active stock and credit …

-tariff barriers (NTBs) to international trade have risen in importance. Destination-specific product standards are one of the major … European product standards to international norms in the electronics sector. Using a highly detailed dataset that links U ….S. international trade transactions to U.S. firms and a new industry-level database of EU product standards, the author finds that …

and 10 areas that matter for development. Building on decade-long data collection by the World Bank Enterprise Surveys …

trade-offs of their national policies on capital flows. National policy measures must be complemented by international … conducted in coordination with international partners …

as a result affect world prices for the specific products concerned. Market failures and market structures (market power … along the value chain) also affect supply. This paper briefly reviews a number of factors that may distort international … absence of policy -- generate international spillovers that call for the negotiation of international policy disciplines …

International mutual funds are one of the main channels for capital flows to emerging economies. Although mutual funds … strategies. The authors provide an overview of mutual fund activity in emerging markets. First, they describe international … than domestic U.S. funds and world funds. When investigating abroad, U.S. mutual funds invest more in equity than in bonds …