In an effort to shed some light on the larger question of labor standardsvand globalization, we seek to examine compliance with minimum wage legislation in Indonesia. Indonesia is an ideal case study because the govern ment made minimum wages a central component of its labor market policies in...

This paper studies the determinants of foreign land acquisition for large-scale agriculture. To do so, gravity models are estimated using data on bilateral investment relationships, together with newly constructed indicators of agro-ecological suitability in areas with low population density as...

The paper shows that Asia's degree of financial integration, both with the world and within the region remains low by various measures. The paper also provides empirical evidence that greater financial integration can support economic rebalancing in statistically meaningful ways. The implication...

This paper takes a closer look at the role of location advantages in the spatial distribution of MNE R&D activity. In doing so, we have returned to first principles by revisiting our understanding of L and O advantages and their interaction. We revisit the meaning of L advantages, and offer a...

This paper analyzes macroeconomic determinants of the foreign exchange risk premium in two Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries that peg their currencies to the U.S. dollar: Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates. The analysis is based on the stochastic discount factor methodology, which...

Рассмотрен вопрос формирования инновационной системы региона, определена роль иностранных инвестиций в развитии экономики Калужской области при переходе от...

Приводится анализ интеграционных тенденций в развитии регионов СФО, рассматриваются вопросы методологии измерения степени региональной интеграции в мировой...

В статье рассмотрены основные положения инвестиционной политики нового поколения и возможности её интеграции в Украине. Исследован зарубежный опыт механизмов...

В данной статье речь идет о факторах, влияющих на процесс привлечения иностранного инвестиционного капитала в Российской Федерации. Эта проблема является...