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Trade and Investment Effects of Forced Labour : An Empirical Assessment

Busse, Matthias; Braun, Sebastian - 2003

This paper explores the international economic effects of forced labour, namely the linkages of forced labour with comparative advantage (trade) and foreign direct investment flows. It discusses several forms and the prevalence of forced labour and presents the results of empirical tests of...

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Political Regime and Vertical vs. Horizontal FDI

Guerin, Selen Sarisoy - 2007

We introduce the effect of the political regime in a model of North-South bilateral foreign direct investment (FDI), and test whether it matters for the nature of FDI inflows to emerging markets. Alternative political regimes in the host country may affect the incentive for foreign investors to...

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Want freedom, will travel : emigrant self-selection according to institutional quality

Naghsh Nejad, Maryam; Young, Andrew T. - 2015

only to OECD countries but also to non-OECD countries; also (iii) utilizing an estimation method that takes into account …

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Do autocratic states trade less?

Aidt, Toke (contributor); Gassebner, Martin (contributor) - 2007

policies. This finding is very stable and does not depend on a particular set-up or estimation technique. -- international … trade ; democracy ; autocracy ; gravity model …

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Do Autocratic States Trade Less?

Aidt, Toke Skovsgaard; Gassebner, Martin - 2009

policies. This finding is very stable and does not depend on a particular set-up or estimation technique …

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The new paradigm of international production : empirical evidence of Spanish offshoring activities

Matías Batalla, David de - 2016

In this paper, the author presents the impact of new players and factors in international business activities, which have a direct influence on international economic structure. One of the most important determinants over the last decades has been foreign direct investment, which has encouraged...

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Egalitarianism, Cultural Distance, and FDI : A New Approach

Siegel, Jordan I. - 2016

This study addresses an apparent impasse in the research on organizations' responses to cultural distance. We posit that cross-country differences in egalitarianism - a cultural orientation manifested in intolerance for abuses of market and political power and support for protection of less...

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Manufacturing Discontent : National Institutions, Multinational Firm Strategies, and Anti-Globalization Backlash in Advanced Economies

Butzbach, Olivier - 2020

There is mounting evidence of a widespread popular backlash against globalization in advanced economies, which can hurt multinational companies' (MNCs) interests. In this paper we argue that MNCs are both ‘culprits' and ‘victims' of backlash against globalization. Building on the comparative...

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Egalitarianism, Cultural Distance, and FDI : A New Approach

Siegel, Jordan I.; Licht, Amir N.; Schwartz, Shalom H. - 2012

This study addresses an apparent impasse in the research on organizations’ responses to cultural distance. We posit that cross-country differences in egalitarianism — a cultural orientation manifested in intolerance for abuses of market and political power and support for protection of less...

Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014026429

Reclaiming the Right to Food as a Normative Response to the Global Food Crisis

Narula, Smita - 2015

The number of hungry in the world has crossed the one billion mark, a dubious milestone that has been attributed in … world. Ironically, a great majority are involved in food production as small-scale independent food producers or … agricultural laborers. These facts and figures signal a definitive blow to efforts to reduce global hunger and lift the world …

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