Private investment in Malaysia has been sluggish since the Asian financial crisis. One explanation is that the growing presence of government-linked corporations (GLCs) has been crowding out private investment. For the first time, we provide empirical evidence on the relationship between GLC...

For a long time, international investment law has emerged as a rather distinct and specific element of international economic law and general international law. The most significant developments in investment law can be considered the negotiations on CETA, TPP, and TTIP, as they imply a...

This course focuses on “impact investing 2.0” and was taught at the University of St. Gallen in 2016. Excluding illiquid assets and cash, the World Wealth Report 2016 calculated that globally, 31% of high net worth investment portfolios are based on the concept of social gain. Over the past...

This study investigated the current situation of the Philippine economy concerning Foreign Direct Investments (FDIs). Barriers to foreign direct investment (FDI) in the Philippines are highly restrictive. The Foreign Investment Act (R.A. 7042, 1991, amended by R.A. 8179, 1996) states that at...

Since the economic transition Poland has faced many changes. Accession to the European Union improved the Polish economy and made it more attractive for foreign investments. Since 2004 Poland has been one of the major destinations of FDI in East and Central Europe Countries. Also during the...

Multinational enterprises are often accused to have a preference for investing in countries in which the working populations' civil and political rights are largely disregarded. This paper presents an empirical investigation of the popular political repression boosts FDI hypothesis and arrives...