In the linear response regime close to equilibrium, the fluctuation-dissipation theorem
relates linear transport coefficients via the well-known Green–Kubo or Einstein relation. The …

Empirical studies of bilateral foreign direct investment (FDI) activity show substantial
differences in specifications with little agreement on the set of included covariates. We use …

Depending on one's point of view, multinational enterprises are either the heroes or the
villains of the globalized economy. Governments compete fiercely for foreign direct …

This paper addresses two important issues at the nexus of the literatures on international
trade, foreign direct investment (FDI), foreign affiliate sales (FAS), and multinational …

We employ a structural gravity approach to analyse the impact of preferential trade
agreements (PTAs), bilateral investment treaties (BITs) and other policies on bilateral foreign …

The recent surge of investors׳ interest for African land has triggered the debate about the
drivers and effects of the so-called land grabbing. After a review of the relationship between …

Abstract Foreign Direct Investment has become one of the major challenges for the countries
who participated in international economy. It affects the host country by increasing its …

Since the early 90s, after the implementation of various regulatory multinational agreements,
debates about the impacts of environmental quality on international trade and Foreign Direct …

Similar to bilateral or regional preferential trade agreements (PTAs), bilateral investment
treaties (BITs) have proliferated over the past 50years. The purpose of this study is to …

We investigate the effect of the political regime on bilateral FDI flows from advanced to
emerging countries in the period 1992–2004. We control for country size, per capita income …