This study examines the factors determining FDI inflows of BRICS countries using annual
dataset from the period 1975 to 2007 (for Russia required data set is available from 1990 …

This paper provides a selective review of the recent analytical and empirical literature on the
benefits and costs of international financial integration. It discusses the impact of financial …

Foreign direct investment has proved to be resilient during financial crises. This resilience
could lead many developing countries to favor FDI over other forms of capital flows. This …

Privatization has been a key component of structural reform programs in both developed
and developing economies. The aim of such programs is to achieve higher microeconomic …

We test the implications of Flannery's (1986) and Diamond's (1991) models concerning the
effects of risk and asymmetric information in determining debt maturity, and we examine the …

Abstract This study explores Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) inflow determinants in Brazil,
Russia Federation, India and China; collectively known as BRIC countries. A random effect …

All five South Asian countries (India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka and Nepal) have been
following consistent economic reform policy measures emphasizing the market economy …

Last September, as calls grew louder for European Central Bank (ECB) intervention to
reverse the euro's fall, the lead of an Economist article asked," If central banks are so …

This paper examines analytically and empirically the extent to which globalization affects the
poor in developing countries. I begin with a description of various channels through which …

Maturity mismatches in the financial sector have been extensively examined, but those in
non-financial sectors have been largely overlooked. We explore why Chinese listed firms …