China has agreed to invest more than USD 60 billion in Pakistan, in roads, rail, energy and a deep-water port at Gwadar. This is unprecedented relative to decades of minimal foreign direct investment (FDI) entering Pakistan. This is the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC). Support for CPEC...

"This volume draws on a diverse range of international academic expertise and practical experience to enhance the reader's understanding of the shortcomings of existing international trade and investment law disciplines in their application to the multi-faceted nature of energy, and to explore...

The rise of outward foreign direct investment from ASEAN / Sineenat Sermcheep -- ASEAN's outward foreign direct investment / Aekapol Chongvilaivan and Jayant Menon -- The impact of the ASEAN Economic Community on outward FDI in ASEAN countries / Pitchaya Sirivunnabood -- Determinants of...

This paper, for the first time, investigates the impact of foreign acquisitions on German manufacturing firms using, newly available unique administrative micro data spanning 25 years. Based on an event study design combined with propensity score matching techniques, we find that foreign...