Following the 2008 global financial crisis, Sovereign Wealth Funds (SWFs) gained visibility. Despite the regulation demands by host states, this new sovereign role in international markets can work as an important tool for developing countries. By cushioning imbalance periods and insulating from...

This study investigates the cointegrating and causality relationships between foreign direct investment (FDI), foreign portfolio investment (FPI) and institutional quality in a sample of 12 emerging market economies for the period from 2007 to 2017. A composite index for institutional quality...

Seit einiger Zeit werden vor allem die Schwellenländer in einem hellen Licht gesehen. Der markante Anstieg der Rohwarenpreise verhilft aber auch manchen Entwicklungsländer zu höheren Einnahmen. Ein Blick in die Zukunftsbilanzen zeigt, dass per saldo wesentlich mehr Kapital in die Schwellen-...

The capital flows network has changed substantially, bringing new investors and target economies into play. Related, a recent intensification of capital flows to low income countries (LICs) has posed a number of questions. Most importantly, the very nature of those flows and important factors...