This paper analyses the characteristics of transfer pricing systems across countries, in order to identify the grouping structures intrinsically related with rules' similarities, and to explore the key characteristics revealed by each group. Applying hierarchical agglomerative technique for...

Many empirical papers tested the theoretical predictions of Helpman, Melitz and Yeaple (HMY, 2004) which sorts firms at different internationalization states according to their productivity levels. While these papers ignore the fact, that the theoretical predictions of HMY only apply to firms...

We study the regional representation of foreign workers from each EU-27 country in German regions. For most of the German neighboring countries, we find that distance significantly matters for the workplace location in Germany. The striking exception is Poland. For non-neighboring countries,...

This paper adds to the scarce cross-country evidence on FDI location decisions between the EU-15 Member States and the ten new Members that joined the European Union (EU) in 2004 and 2007 from the Central and East European Countries (CEECs). To capture the discrete nature of the location choice,...

The digital economy has had a profound impact on the global business landscape. It has given rise to new firms and industries, transformed business models in traditional industries, and, as a key factor underpinning global value chains (GVCs), reshaped the organisation of the global economy....

This paper, supported by the European Commission's Directorate General for Structural Reform Support (DG REFORM) and conducted in collaboration with the OECD and French regional stakeholders, explores strategies to enhance the internationalization and attractiveness of French regions. Drawing on...

The OECD Competition Committee discussed Remedies in cross-border merger cases in October 2013. This document includes an executive summary of that debate and the documents from the meeting, an analytical note by the OECD Secretariat, written submissions from Australia, Brazil, Canada, the...