International corporate tax issues are now prominent in public debate, most notably with the current G20-OECD project addressing Base Erosion and Profit Shifting (‘BEPS’). But, while there is considerable empirical evidence for advanced countries on the cross-country fiscal externalities at...

The dissertation contributes to three main topics in the literature on development aid: aid allocation, aid effectiveness and aid coordination. Chapter I assesses the allocation of aid by non-governmental organizations (NGOs). Chapter II analyzes aid allocation decisions within an aid recipient...

This paper examines the relationship between firm performance and cost of debt. More specifically this paper empirically shows that fund providers charge lower cost on debt for highly performing companies compared to lower performing companies. We argue that the profitable companies are more...