Cross-country regressions suggest that urbanization and FDI are important drivers of growth. However, it is not clear that primacy eventually hurts growth performance. Since it is tough to interpret cross-country growth regressions, we provide detailed evidence on the determinants of outward FDI...

This study examines the role of special economic zones (SEZs) within the trade policy of Cambodia. It asks whether Cambodia's establishment of SEZs since late 2005 has been successful, based on the evidence to date, and analyzes the appropriate role and management of SEZs over the next decade or...

All explorations of the future of the Euro show serious risks for its survival in the present form. The road map of the Five EU Presidents presented in 2015 is far from sufficient to reduce the risks of the Euro zone falling apart by Brexit type developments or new economic shocks. The EU...

This paper examines the impact of corruption on foreign direct investment inflows for ten Central and Eastern European states. The paper attempts to answer the question: what is the role of corruption in attracting foreign direct investments? Using the data from UNCTAD for foreign direct...

This paper analyzes links between institutional harmonization and bilateral portfolio debt and equity holdings at the sectoral level. Motivated by the action plan for the European Capital Markets Union, we examine the potential for legal harmonization and convergence in institutional quality to...

Nachdem die europäische Bankenunion auf den Weg gebracht wurde, soll nun zusätzlich eine Kapitalmarktunion die Stabilität des europäischen Finanzsystems stärken. Ein Kernziel ist dabei, die Aktien- und Anleihemärkte der europäischen Länder besser zu integrieren, indem rechtliche Regeln...

Motivated by the action plan for a European capital markets union (CMU), this paper analyzes the potential for legal harmonization and convergence in institutional quality to affect capital market integration. Based on hand-collected data on the implementation of EU-directives, our analysis...

Au lendemain de la transition démocratique, les autorités guinéennes ont misé davantage sur les flux entrants d'investissements directs étrangers (IDE) en tant que source alternative de financement de l'économie. Or, les résultats escomptés restent nettement inférieurs au potentiel du...