Attempts to examine the roles and purposes of manufacturers' sales subsidiaries by means of a survey carried out in the … UK, the USA, Canada and Japan. Suggests that, in the UK and the USA, these subsidiaries have room for improvement.  …

Uses a questionnaire survey sent to CEOs of US and Japanese subsidiaries located in North America to assess the amount … subsidiary management. US subsidiaries are found to be insignificantly influenced by their parent companies and to practise a … professional style of leadership. However, Japanese subsidiaries are found to be significantly influenced by overseas parent …

This study examines whether the use of tax haven subsidiaries by U.S. multinational corporations (MNCs) is associated …

We analyze the rate of formation, the characteristics, and the performance of different types of new firms in Sweden … over a decade. Comparisons to Denmark, Brazil, and the U.S. suggest that the environment for new firm formation in Sweden …

This paper decomposes the rise in cross-sectional earnings inequality in Sweden between 1990 and 2002 into changes in …

private sector employment. Our analysis suggests that the dramatic decline of the skill premium in Sweden is the result of an …