Purpose: The goal of this study is to investigate the empirical effect between competitiveness and FDI inflow in ASEAN member countries over the period 2007-2017. Design/methodology/approach: The effect of competitiveness and foreign direct investment (FDI) was investigated by using Pearson...

This study was conducted to investigate the determinants of bank's stability in an emerging country. Data were collected from the commercial banks listed on Vietnam's Stock Exchanges over the years from 2010 to 2018. Further, the generalized method of moments (GMM) regression technique to...

How sensitive is inward foreign direct investment (FDI) from the United States (US) to developing Asia to corporate tax rates? This is a relevant question given the sweeping US tax bill effective in 2018, which provided incentives for US corporations abroad to repatriate profits. Using panel...

Restrictions to control Covid-19 spread have brought international trade and investment to a halt. Global trade is predicted to fall by 13 – 32%, while foreign direct investment (FDI) may sink even deeper by 30% and 40%. With the world headed to recession, economic recovery post COVID-19...

This inquiry was inspired by the quest to examine the interaction effects of economic globalization and governance on the performance of the Nigerian economy from 1996 to 2021. The study employed the modern Autoregressive Distributed Lag Model (ARDL) approach to analyze the annual time-series...

This article studies the particularities of the creation and operation of foreign investment Joint Ventures in dictatorial regimes, with special emphasis on the relationship between dictatorship and investors. The hotel business in Cuba is studied in depth as a case study, since it is a...

This thesis makes two unique contributions to the International Political Economy literature. It presents the first comprehensive, empirical investigation of petrodollar accumulation and recycling spanning the period 1980-2021. It also corrects the misconception that petrodollar recycling in the...

Two issues stand out in this conversation. The first concerns the unfinished business of the global fight against the scourge of poverty, which impacts one region more than most: Africa. At the same time, a key pre-requisite for economic performance - affordable and efficient public...

The integration of emerging markets into the global economy is heavily promoted by foreign direct investment (FDI) inflows. Within the factors driving the location of FDI, regional trade agreements (RTAs) become increasingly relevant for emerging markets. We explore the impact of South-South...