I extend <xref ref-type="bibr" rid="R7">Cho, Sheldon, and McCorriston's (2002)</xref> analysis of the effect of exchange rate volatility on agricultural trade among the G-10 countries to a broad sample of developed and developing nations. I replicate their original finding that exchange rate volatility has a large negative impact on...

This paper analyzes analyze the impact of deregulatory reforms in India during the 1990s, which eliminated compulsory industrial licensing, on manufacturing firms' investment decisions. The paper finds an economically and statistically significant positive effect of delicensing on investment. It...

I extend Cho, Sheldon, and McCorriston's (2002) analysis of the effect of exchange rate volatility on agricultural trade among the G-10 countries to a broad sample of developed and developing nations. I replicate their original finding that exchange rate volatility has a large negative impact on...

We evaluate the impact of the 2003 SARS-CoV-1 epidemic on inbound cross-border M&As in China. Provinces that experienced high level of SARS infection rates, also suffered a significant decline in cross-border M&A activity, both in terms of the number of transactions and the overall dollar...