The main focus of this review is on international trade and foreign direct investment when
the institutions that provide the security of property rights and enforcement of contracts are …

Using a novel dataset of bilateral FDI flows, we analyze location choices of investors from
emerging economies, with an emphasis on institutions and natural resources. We show that …

This paper explores the role of institutional and political factors in attracting foreign direct
investment (FDI) in the economies of Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa (BRICS) …

Despite the rapid increase in FDI flows to LICs, there have been relatively few studies that
have specifically examined these flows. This paper attempts to partially fill the void by …

From the perspective of similarity of doing business, this paper seeks to find the pivotal
countries of China's OFDI in the “Belt and Road” initiative. Based on the Doing Business …

We empirically assess the determinants of India's FDI outflows across a large sample of host
countries in the 1996–2009 period. Based on gravity model specifications, we employ …

This article addresses the vagueness, and the interpretative challenges associated with,
international investment agreements (IIA s) and develops a new normative framework for …

We explore the asymmetric effects of institutional differences on bilateral foreign direct
investment (FDI) flows conditional on countries' development levels, previous experiences of …

Purpose The purpose of the paper is to examine the role of institutional distance as a
determinant of outward foreign direct investment (OFDI) from India. The study combines a …

Purpose Foreign direct investment (FDI) inflows into any country, especially ASEAN
countries, is affected by any improvement in the institutional quality (IQ) of competitors such …