A recent literature shows that the spike in uncertainty during political elections harms firms’ investment. Bridging insights from international business and political science, we argue that the effect of political elections on firms’ investment activities is contingent on the country’s...

The novel COVID-19 pandemic has triggered a massive uncertainty in several dimensions, leading to disruptive economic and social changes that could affect trends in fertility rates in more than 170 countries. Exploiting the variations in total fertility rates and changes in real GDP observed in...

Existing research on corporate investment strategies has extensively examined how companies manage the challenges posed by political pressures and the role of institutional frameworks. However, less attention has received the role of electoral institutions in shaping business decision-making. We...