This paper investigates the effect of resource nationalism on the value of petroleum (crude oil and natural gas) reserves. We develop a framework for treating resource nationalism as political risk, and utilize data on reserve transactions and political risk ratings for the period 2000-2006....

Much of the responsibility for upheaval in international financial markets has been placed on speculators, particularly hedge funds. Speculative capital has been characterized as quot;hot money,quot; with capital flows driven by quot;herding,quot; quot;flocking,quot; and quot;contagionquot;...

How do managers react in an environment where bribery is likely to bring high rewards, but also presents high risks? We examine the supply side (firms' illicit payments) of bribery in a global setting using the United Nations' (UN) Oil-for-Food Program, part of UN sanctions on Iraq. Some...

It is well recognized by economists that long-term contracting under an array of price and non-price provisions may be an efficient response to small-numbers bargaining problems. Empirical work to distinguish such issues from predictions of models of market power and bargaining has been sparse,...