At present, the determination of tax rate and tax collection are a matter of sovereignty under the domain of Nation-states. However, the ability of the domestic governments to tax Multinational Enterprises has been significantly challenged by two developments that have reshaped the economy,...

The adoption of a Global Digital Compact (GDC) as one of the outcomes of the Summit of the Future opens up the opportunity to address in a systematic manner issues that are of critical importance for the digital global governance. It also poses a challenge to developing countries, as most of...

This paper models a multilateral agreement on investment (MAI) as a coordination device. Multinational enterprises can invest in any number of countries. Without a multilateral investment agreement, expropriation triggers an investment stop by the single MNE. Under a multilateral agreement,...