This paper examines the main determinants of Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) in 26 European countries over the period 1996-2010. The previous research reports two groups of explanatory factors: gravity factors (proximity, market size) and factor endowments (infrastructure, human capital). Other...

In this paper we investigate the main features of the domestic and cross-border corporate acquisitions involving 38 European countries in the period 2003-2010. The analysis is based on characteristics of takeover transactions such as the type of transaction, relative value of the deal, payment...