Wieder ein imponierend faktenreiches, problemorientiertes Werk nach "Die roaring nineties" (BA 3/04) und "Die Schatten der Globalisierung" (BA 7/02) des Wirtschaftsnobelpreisträgers. Globalisierungsdebatte und die Einschätzungen des Autors haben sich nach dem 11.9.2001 und den folgenden...

We argue that membership in International Organizations (IOs) is an important determinant of FDI inflows. To the extent that membership restricts a country from pursuing policies that are harmful to investors, it can signal low political risk. Using data over the 1971-2005 period, we find that...

This study explores a basic idea in political economy: Trading money for political influence. Our focus is at the level of international institutions, where governments may exploit their influence in one organization to gain leverage over another. In particular, we consider the lending...